Reading Recommendations

Posted about 2 days ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Book Reviews, crafts and hobbies, Health and Wellness, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing | Tagged with beekeeping, environment, gardening, graphics, immigration, nonfiction, parenting, teaching, writing

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines nonfiction as “writing or cinema that is about facts and real events.” Nonfiction titles may express an author’s point of view. Some nonfiction attempts to inform […]

Posted about 3 days ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights

Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]

Posted about 4 days ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction | 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 1 week ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #readinglist, #tiktok, #tiktokchallenge

Welcome back to Part 2 of the “Best TikTok Trends: A Reading List” blog post. As I’m sure you all are aware, there are a gazillion TikTok trends out there, […]

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Robyn Webb

Posted in Fiction, Reading Recommendations | Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, readalikes, science fiction, scifi, tv

Together, let’s take a moment to step back from being inundated with news and worry. In this series of blog posts about escapist reads, we’ll introduce you to new worlds, […]

Posted about 3 weeks ago by Lisa Crisman

Posted in Book Reviews, crafts and hobbies, nonfiction

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 3 weeks ago by Jennifer Deuell

Posted in Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with #fliptheswitch, #gonnabefriends, #renegade, #teenreads, #teens, #tiktok, #tiktokchallenge, #wipeitdown

Without a doubt, TikTok is one of the hottest new social media platforms. Its mission is to “inspire creativity and bring joy” and, judging by the number of hours so […]

Posted about 4 weeks ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, 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 4 weeks ago by Meg Raymond

Posted in Movies, Reading Recommendations

At the Richmond Public Library, you can always peruse the Latest Releases page on the library’s website, and with curbside pickup, you need digital options for browsing the new book […]

Posted about 1 month 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 […]