Sometimes you come away from reading a highly entertaining book that gives you a renewed sense of hope and understanding. I think of them as books […]
Yummy Scorpions?
Feeling hungry? How about some laverbread from Wales? It’s bread made out of seaweed. Or some honey ants in Australia? Oh, I know, try some […]
Steampunk + Mystery
A steampunk mystery novel! Two genres in one! It’s just like having a double-scoop ice cream cone. The flavor for steampunk would be black raspberry, […]
Lifted by Greatness
This is one for the heart-breakingly beautiful list. In his stunning, richly-layered debut, Karim Dimechkie’s Lifted by the Great Nothing tells an immigrant story full of humor and […]
What We’ve Been Reading in the Youth Services Department: Teen 2015
Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J. Maas Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta […]
What We’ve Been Reading in the Youth Services Department: Children’s 2015
Picture Books and Easy Readers: Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs by Davide Cali Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea Bats […]
Modern Romance
“Today, if you own a smartphone, you’re carrying a 24-7 singles bar in your pocket.” Online dating, breakup texts, and being monogamish are all discussed […]
Google Drive- Documents on the Go
It’s that time of year where most people find themselves traveling for various reasons. The trouble comes when one needs to take their documents with […]
A Possible Life
I took a chair to the beach to read the last quarter of Kate Atkinson’s A God in Ruins because it demanded to be finished. While […]