nonfiction
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Twelve Books to Groove to on National Vinyl Record Day
Posted about 7 months ago by Alexandra Zukas
Get ready to spin, folks! It is once again National Vinyl Record Day, the year’s most unsung holiday. While you may or may not be into vinyl itself, I’m betting […]
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Ghost of Tsushima and Jidaigeki Reading Lists
Posted about 7 months ago by Jonah Butler
The sun is sinking and the golden hour is in full form. The season is autumn. The Japanese maples are a deep red and the gingko leaves a brilliant yellow. […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves: Learn Something New
Posted about 7 months ago by Meg Raymond
At the Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website. And now that we’ve moved into the phase of limited re-opening, the new book shelves […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves: new nonfiction about work
Posted about 8 months ago by Meg Raymond
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nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
At Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and now that we’ve moved into the next phase of limited re-opening, the new book shelves […]
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Browsing the New Book Shelves: new nonfiction books about your brain
Posted about 8 months ago by Meg Raymond
At Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and now that we’ve moved into the next phase of limited re-opening, the new book shelves […]
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Black Lives Matter: an anti-racist reading list
Posted about 9 months ago by Natalie Draper
This list is by no means comprehensive. I am not an academic, an expert, nor am I a person of color. These are books that I personally read and recommend […]
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HAPPY with HABITS
Posted about 9 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Book Reviews, nonfiction
| Tagged with anxiety relief, cabin fever, Covid-19, Dr. Huberman, habits, mental health, New Normal, nostalgia, stress relief
Habit was a dirty word. Like hope, waiting, and boundaries, the idea of habit was a form of discipline I scoffed at as being confining, restricting, and limiting. As a […]
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RPL’s Big Bread-making Blog Post
Posted about 9 months ago by Jennifer Deuell
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crafts and hobbies, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with #baker, #baking, #bread, #breadbaking, cooking
Oddly enough, one of the unintended consequences of staying safe at home seems to be that people have discovered (or re-discovered) their love of bread-making. Who knows why so many […]
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Grocery Shopping from the Back Porch, Part 2
Posted about 10 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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crafts and hobbies, nonfiction
| Tagged with e-books, gardening, Kitchen Garden, novice gardener, Resilience Garden, seeds;, vegetable garden, Victory Garden
GROCERY SHOPPING FROM THE BACK PORCH, Part 2 by Meldon Jenkins-Jones In the words of Nicole Johnsey Burke, the author of Kitchen Garden Revival: A Modern Guide to Creating a […]
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Creating Space: Personal reflections on inspiring spaces
Posted about 10 months ago by Natalie Draper
I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about space. Not outer space, though sometimes that too, but the spaces we live in, and more importantly, how we interact with, […]
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