March is Women's History Month, four weeks dedicated to celebrating and highlighting the accomplishments of women throughout history. Picture book...
Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month
This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at...
Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague
It's early days in 2021, but in March it will have been a year since we first went into lockdown due to COVID-19. And if this winter has shown us...
John le Carre and the CIA
John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary,...
Officious Intermeddler: Karen Phenomenon
Today, the name "Karen" represents a faction of the population, made up of white women specifically, that is threatened by the prospect of losing...
What’s New in Children’s
July 25th - August 7th Browse our new books from the comfort of your own home! Follow the link to read a summary and place a hold. Picture Books...
Books about Sports in a World without them
Baseball’s Opening Day was supposed to be last Thursday. Usually we are preparing for college basketball’s Final Four weekend this time of year....
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...
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...
Q&A with Dr. Deborah Fleming, author of “Resurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio’s Natural Landscape”
Ohio-based writer, editor, poet, and professor Dr. Deborah Fleming spoke to us over the phone in anticipation of her appearance at the Coventry...
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 titles that made a big...
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 share here now. With a...
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