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Sin-Eater’s Confession
I don’t have all the answers to what happened back home, or why people did what they did,…
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Spot-Lit for May 2013
So, you’ve probably heard that Dan Brown, John Sandford, John Le Carré, Isabel Allende, and Kite Runner author…
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Our Poetry Month Competition winner is…
Sue Tracy! Congratulations to Sue for her winning limerick:
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Heartwood 3:3 – apophenia in blue
apophenia - the perception of connections, patterns or meaningfulness in unrelated things.
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What not to read
Recently, the blog team was presented with an article by Maria Popova that contains an interesting quote:
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Oh UPS man, my UPS man
I can’t remember the last time I sat down with a book of poems, a hot mug of…
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Poetry Friday – atmospherics
Welcome to our fourth and final Poetry Friday. Every Friday of this month, in honor of National Poetry…
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Did you know? (red dye edition)
The red dye used in many foods and cosmetics comes from the insect cochineal?
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Poetry Friday the third
Welcome to our third Poetry Friday. Every Friday of this month, in honor of National Poetry Month, a…
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It’s time to garden! (Or at least read about it until the rain stops)
My gardening life is cyclical…non-existent in the winter, heavy-duty in Spring and Summer and occasional in the Fall.
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Poetry Friday the second
Welcome to our second Poetry Friday. Every Friday of this month, in honor of National Poetry Month, a…
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New (to me) short stories
I don’t set out intentionally to read short stories. Really. As I look through reviews and hear of…
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Then You Were Gone
I knew I was going to like this book when I read the author’s dedication: For my best…
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Poetry Friday the first
Welcome to Poetry Friday. Every Friday of this month, in honor of National Poetry Month, a staff member…
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with a friendly competition
Calling all creatives! The Everett Public Library would like to hear you wax poetic about the things we…
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Why a YA mystery?
I do love a good mystery. A good mystery. Which eliminates roughly … all of them. Of course…
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Timothy Egan and Nancy Pearl in Everett!
I hope you know that you’re invited to a free public literary event with Timothy Egan and Nancy…
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Did you know? (You’re fired! edition)
To be fired originally meant that you could no longer work in your trade?