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Come to France With Me!
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Another Thought on Audiobooks
Inspired by Greg’s excellent post about how great audiobooks are (you should read his post if you haven't already), I figured I’d chime in with my...
A Case For Audiobooks
Not long after I started working at Heights Library, I was assigned to manage the audiobook collection. At the time, my only exposure to audiobooks...
Fall Feeling
There’s something about Fall- some warm sunny days with crisp cool nights, or cold and foggy mornings, either way it’s the perfect time to curl up...
Contemporary Fiction Times Two Plus One Speculative Fiction
Welcome to my world of recently-published, recently-read books that made me feel that life is great when there's such talent in the world. The first...
Author Spotlight: Anna Quindlen
Sometimes, as a reader, there's an author's voice that is always a pleasure. Such is the case with me-the-reader and author Anna Quindlen. What is...
Might Solve a Mystery? Gonna Rewrite History?
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo Genre Snapshot: Non-fiction, History Did you know that the 1975 movie Jaws...
A More Literary “This is Us”
The Most Fun We Ever Had, the debut novel by 30ish Claire Lombardo may appear to the reader to be written by an older more mature writer, someone...
American Tabloid: Greed, Ambition, and American History
James Ellroy’s American Tabloid (Overdrive Ebook) is a relentless, character-driven story set between Nov. 22, 1958, and Nov. 22, 1963, right up to...
Rave Review: Taffy Brodesser-Akner
I requested Fleishman Is In Trouble before it came out, because of the reviews. When I picked it up and started reading, I felt a bit dubious. The...
Bittersweet but Ultimately Inspiring
I had never heard of Tembi Locke, the author, actress, and widow until I read her story, From Scratch: a Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home...
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