Book Reviews

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in 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, […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with allergies, cruelest month, langston hughes, shel silverstein

April, it turns out, is not just the cruelest month (as an allergy sufferer, this speaks to me), but also National Poetry Month, and financial capability month. I couldn’t find much […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with entrepreneur, legal aid, richmond, UnboundRVA

Forbes said that Richmond is among the 10 up-and-coming cities for entrepreneurs: “[…]Richmond is now a thriving arts and cultural mecca. The startup scene is booming and tax incentives are […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with french film festival, vcu

Now that we have the Oscars out of the way, on to the important business of preparing for the VCU French Film Festival! Here is the breakdown from our resident […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with foundation center, grant writing, grants

Did you know your library can help you access free funding information? Allow me to tell you about The Foundation Center at the Richmond Public Library. The Foundation Center is an […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with christmas, gifs, gifts, holidays

Is your favorite Christmas movie Gremlins, or Die Hard? Well, we’re here today with 5 gif reasons why your favorite should be Desk Set. For those not yet in the […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with millennials, minimalism

Two of the biggest trends among Millennials in 2017 are de-cluttering our lives (thanks in part to Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up) and becoming more self-sufficient as […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with chicago film festival, french films

Dispatch from Robert @ Westover Hills: Back from my terrific trip to the 53rd Chicago Film Festival and I think the best overall slate (13 films in 4 days!) I […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with haunting, scary

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 […]

Posted about 9 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with banyan tree, setting, trees

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 […]