Tangerine, the debut novel written by British author Christine Mangan, won't be published until the end of March, but reserve it at your library...
Mystery: Max Wirestone
Meet Dahlia Moss, who is not a detective, okay? She just happens to be around crimes and murders and arrests a lot. Dahlia is the protagonist of a...
Alternatives to Fire and Fury
Since its well-publicized release three weeks ago, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House has been flying off library shelves. If you’ve...
Elementary Read Alouds
This month I traveled to Noble and Oxford Elementary schools to share some great books with the Aftercare groups at each building. It's always a...
Winter Weather-Cozy Couches-Riveting Reads
Winter is the perfect time to snuggle up on your couch or in your bed with a good book, a cup of tea or hot chocolate and just read for hours as...
Nonfiction Favorites: A Dozen from 2017
My favorite kind of nonfiction is memoir, especially stories about people raised in non-conventional families. This year I enjoyed: We Are all...
Non-Fiction: Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney
Happy New Year! It's very rare for me to read non-fiction, and I ended the old year AND started the new with a Must Love book for English majors: A...
17 Titles I loved in 2017(Plus 2)
Another year is over, and, as usual, there were so many good books to read! Here is a sampling of what I really enjoyed. There are two moving...
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Let’s Revisit the Past…
As we settle into a new year, we usually take stock of the past 365 days and all that happened, both good and bad. It's also a popular time to look...
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