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Fall is for Folktales
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Let Me Tell You What I Mean, by Joan Didion, was published last year shortly before the author's death. The book contains twelve essays ranging...
3D Printing: One Man’s Story
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Graphic Novel Spotlight: Habibi by Craig Thompson
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Services Associate Shannon Cooch! Shannon writes: Who doesn’t want to uncover the...
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: I hope to see more from Australian debut author...
Spooky Reading for the Spooky Season
October is in full swing and with it, the season for spooky reading! At the top of my October to-be-read list is the final book in Katherine Arden’s...
Historical Mystery Series Set in India (Times Two!)
I adore historical fiction and I adore whodunnit mysteries, so I'm never happier than when I have discovered a new historical mystery series. I have...
Neglected Books, a Talking Cat, and the Teenagers who Help Them
There is a phrase which appears over and over again in the novel The Cat who Saved Books that any book lover can instantly understand and...
Photo-illustrated Picture Books
On Monday, November 7th, 2022, a momentous event is occurring: the first ever gathering of the Noble Picture Book Appreciation Society! In the...
Helpful Saving Apps
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‘Something to Do with Paying Attention’ by David Foster Wallace
This newly published section of The Pale King gives readers a chance to experience David Foster Wallace on a smaller - but no less brilliant -...
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