Book Reviews

Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with audiobooks, susan orlean

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 […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Phil Shepard

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged with airports, flying, travel

Now that summer’s finally leaving and fall seems right around the corner, many of us who have busy summers are entering into vacation season. That means choosing what to bring […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in 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 […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations, Teens | 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 […]

Posted about 8 years ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Book Reviews, Teens | Tagged with injustice, social justice, teens

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 […]

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 […]