Book Reviews

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with ebooks, hispanic heritage month, Hoopla

There is a nice variety of new fiction and nonfiction by Latinx authors that you can browse right now, from the comfort of your own home, on Hoopla. I’ve selected […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Book Reviews

RVA is a foodie town and the Richmond Public Library has a wide range of cookbooks for everyone. Grilling to vegan, baking to soups, regional cuisines and more are available […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with blind, low vision

Are you too busy with projects to devote as much time as you’d like to reading?  Perhaps you can’t hold a book for very long without your arms getting so […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Book Reviews

While Covid-19 is keeping us close to home, many folks are developing new skills or revisiting old ones. Baking, sewing, painting, writing, gardening and graphic arts are just a few […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with Fiction, women, women in translation

It’s only Women in Translation Month* for a few more days but I couldn’t let August go by without sharing a list of past and upcoming books you should add […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #adaptation, #graphicnovel, #teenreads

There is one trend in YA lit that has been gaining momentum that I’m 100% here for — that’s graphic novel adaptations. Many authors are taking their YA hits and […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Laura Price

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with haiku

Embraces with words, Smiles behind our masks— “Yes, we’re open now!” Their visits were brief. Patrons here with us, sharing Their long alone times. Only a few days– Laughter, questions, […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews

At Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and now that we’ve moved back a phase to curbside pickup, you need a […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #ireadya, #roadtrip, #teenreads, #teens, #travel, #yabooks

It’s summer and many of us associate this time of year with traveling. Whether it’s a trip to the beach, a visit with family in another state, or a day […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with literary fiction, rereads, science fiction, staff picks

Show of hands–who rereads books? I’ll wait. … I don’t, as a rule, reread novels. My TBR list is miles long, and as long as new books are being written, […]