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Come to France With Me!
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Another Thought on Audiobooks
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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 “To Be Read” Pile
Confession - my "to be read" (TBR) pile is very long. I currently have 20 books checked out and 15 on hold. And that doesn't include my longer list...
Fall Feeling
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Cutting the Cord
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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: Julie Murphy
I have been hearing really good things about Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy (Overdrive Ebook/Audiobook) so I recently picked up a copy. I LOVED it!...
Spotting Fake News
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