Ohio-based writer, editor, poet, and professor Dr. Deborah Fleming spoke to us over the phone in anticipation of her appearance at the Coventry branch on […]
Q&A with Dr. Clara Jean Mosley Hall, author of “Paris in America: A Deaf Nanticoke Shoemaker and His Daughter”
Local author and professor Dr. Hall sat down to talk with us in anticipation of her appearance at the Coventry branch on Monday, March 18, at […]
My Favorite 18+ Books of 2018
January is the perfect time to reflect on what we read last year and to compile a list of our favorite books. Below are the […]
A River in Darkness: Escape from North Korea
One of my many reading goals for 2019 is to read more translated books. This goal is partially inspired by the book I wish to […]
Take a Cup of Kindness Yet
As the holidays up the ante on the usual hustle and bustle, remember to take the time to be kind to sales clerks, baristas, mail […]
Below the Surface
When I think about mentall illness and mental disorders, people whose brains are wired differently than most, I imagine being in a crowd of people. […]
Cherry Halloween
I am filling in for another blogger today, and it may be a stretch to count this book as fitting Halloween fare. At least the […]
It’s not too late!
Feel like the season has passed you by, you’ve missed out on summer fun, and there’s no time left for travel or excitement? I disagree. […]
Do Fairy Tales Ever Come True?
Reading Samantha Verant’s How to Make a French Family: Love, Food and Faux Pas may convince you that fairy tales can come true! While attending […]