Reading Recommendations
(category archive)
The Ultimate Annual Richmond Public Library Staff Pick List: Best books of the worst year edition
Posted about 4 years ago by Natalie Draper
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with 2020, best of, lists, staff picks
Happy New Year and Goodbye, 2020, readers! I asked the staff once again to share with you all what their favorite read of the past year has been. To say […]
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Celebrate the Days – January
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with celebrations
Let’s start 2021 with reasons to have a little party every day. There are holidays and observances every day of every month – so many reasons to celebrate!I’m not […]
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Most Anticipated YA Books of 2021 (the first half)
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #2021releases, #ireadya, #mostanticipated, #yareads, tbr
Last December, I made a list of my 10 most anticipated ya books to be released in 2020. It was so well received that I’ve decided to make it an […]
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FOUND: The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Posted about 4 years ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones
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Adult, Asian American, Book Reviews, Children's, crafts and hobbies, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction, Reading Recommendations, Writing
| Tagged with book recommendations, Communication, Friendship, Handwriting, letter writing
Lost or dead. We often see the unhappy plight of an art no longer in use as an indication of cultural decay. We can also see a challenge. These days, […]
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Comics Club Close-up: Paulina Ganucheau
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Comics, Fiction, Manga, Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with #teenreads, book recommendations, book recs, comics, graphic novels, LGBT, teenreads, teens
Starting this past September we offered a monthly virtual comics meeting to talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the Tween Comics Club or just want to […]
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YA Books with Jewish Protagonists
Posted about 4 years ago by Jennifer Deuell
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Reading Recommendations, Teens
| Tagged with hanukkah, ireadya, jew, jewish, teens, yabooks, yareads
I initially set out wanting to write this post about YA Hanukkah books; however, there are not many (or any) of those. That’s a bummer! If you are a Jewish […]
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Misleading Fiction Titles
Posted about 4 years ago by Meg Raymond
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Book Reviews, Reading Recommendations
The library has nonfiction books that aim to teach readers new skills. Want to learn to bring old clothes back to life, brew beer, or raise chickens? There are books […]
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New Reads in Magical Realism, Hot (Or At Least Lukewarm) Off the Presses!
Posted about 4 years ago by Alexandra Zukas
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Book Reviews, books in translation, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with Fiction, Magical realism
Okay, so what is magical realism, anyway? Pretty straightforward: It’s fiction that’s very much anchored in our world, but maintains some element of the fantastical. Often–but not always–these elements go […]
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Antidote for Reality: Cozy Mysteries
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Fiction, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with antidote for reality, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, cozy mysteries, Fiction
Now that the weather seems to be (finally) turning, let’s dive into all things cozy with these mysteries. This is a continuation of the Antidote for Reality blog post series […]
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Comics Club Close-Up: Shannon Wright
Posted about 4 years ago by Robyn Webb
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Book Reviews, Children's, Comics, Reading Recommendations
| Tagged with authors, book recommendations, book recs, book reviews, children, comics, graphic novels, interview
Starting this past September we’ve been offering a virtual comics meeting where we talk about, share, and create comics together! If you missed the last Tween Comics Club or just […]
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