Book Reviews
(category archive)
So many new books, so little time
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
The trouble with being a busy sort of person in a profession where one finds oneself surrounded at all times by books is the endlessly frustrating reality of never having […]
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Summer Reads to Give You the Chills (Teen Edition)
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with beach reads, book recommendations, teens, thrillers
I don’t know about you, but in the summer I typically like to read some good beach reads. This year, however, I just haven’t been feeling it. So I decided […]
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Mental Health Books for Teens
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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| Tagged with book recommendations, mental health, teens
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan, I will admit, is a hefty book. It is long and it is deep but it captivated me from page […]
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Social Justice Books for Teens
Posted about 7 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
I recently read the book Dear Martin by Nic Stone and was captivated by its powerful portrayal of a young black teen’s experiences with racism and police brutality in the […]
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Staff Picks: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with may the 4th, plane reading, summer books
It’s finally May (May the 4th be with you!) so if you’re like us, you’re already picking out your summer books for parks, beach, and plane reading. Aren’t you? Well, […]
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A different kind of haunting
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Two of the best books I’ve read this year will haunt me for a long time: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann “History, is a merciless judge.” This […]
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Reading to meet new and interesting trees
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
It occurred to me recently that I should be keeping track of the trees I encounter, often before leaving the first page, while reading a novel. A strong visual and […]
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Literary Travels: Minneapolis and points north
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
Virginia is hot as blazes in July so why not take a literal, or at least literary, journey to a cooler place? You don’t have to leave to get the […]
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A Book Worth Finishing
Posted about 8 years ago by Phil Shepard
Not long ago Goodread put out an infographic about finishing books. In their survey they discovered that somewhere around 38% of people who read will finish a book no matter […]
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Motel of the Mysteries
Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper
What books from your childhood still have a hold on you as an adult? Do you think of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie every time something in your […]
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