Shelf Respect
News, reviews, and ideas you can use from librarians and library staff at RPL
A different kind of haunting
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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 […]
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The tale of the haunted book blog
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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 […]
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Meet Authors: Earn Extra Credit by A. B. Westrick
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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 […]
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Meanwhile…comics, heroes, & origin stories
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
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 […]
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Reading to meet new and interesting trees
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
It occurred to me recently that I should be keeping track of the trees I encounter, often before leaving the first page, while reading a novel. A strong visual and […]
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Literary Travels: Minneapolis and points north
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
Virginia is hot as blazes in July so why not take a literal, or at least literary, journey to a cooler place? You don’t have to leave to get the […]
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A Book Worth Finishing
Posted about 7 years ago by Phil Shepard
Not long ago Goodread put out an infographic about finishing books. In their survey they discovered that somewhere around 38% of people who read will finish a book no matter […]
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Road Trip Audio to Download…Free!
Posted about 7 years ago by Lisa Crisman
Late summer road trip in your future? Check out this week’s downloads from SyncAudiobooks for Teens. Three weeks of great titles left for this summer, with two titles each week. […]
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Life imitating Art/Art Imitating Life, or, news stories we’d like to see fictionalized
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
Security Robot Commits Suicide Is the natural consequence of sophisticated AI going to be sad robots? NPR got me all misty thinking about Steve, the loneliest robot: “The roughly 5-foot […]
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Motel of the Mysteries
Posted about 7 years ago by Natalie Draper
What books from your childhood still have a hold on you as an adult? Do you think of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie every time something in your […]
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