Shelf Respect

Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with publishers, read small, small press

Huh? Small presses, I mean. They make a big impact! If you’re looking for daring, inventive, exciting new voices, award-winning books, books that make you go “hmmm!”, then look to […]

Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with books, gifts, holidays, shopping

We believe that books make great gifts so, just in time for you last minute shoppers, here is our gift to you: the ultimate list of Richmond Public Library staff […]

Posted about 5 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Film | 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 6 years ago by Jonah Butler

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | 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 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with 2017, minimal, quick reads, reading goals, short books

Looking at your 2017 reading goal got you all… Not to worry. Time to get minimal. Down-size your life. Tiny houses are all the rage, you know? What kind of […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Film | 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 6 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 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with halloween, haunting, scary

Get ready to be skeered right out of your pants, dear readers. The faint of heart should look away as we present to you our best fearsome October recommendations, complete […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Events | Tagged with authors, yava, young adult

What’s it like to work as a bartender? Are you still teaching yoga? Will your travels to Ireland find a place in your next novel? Why’d you drop the research […]

Posted about 6 years ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged with animated film fans, comics

I was compelled by otherworldly forces to come up with a list of read-alikes inspired by a recent favorite: Dear Cyborgs by Eugene Lim. The narrative shifts between a couple […]