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Voices in your head
Not to cast aspersions on your sanity, dear reader, but in all likelihood you often hear a voice…
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The best movie ever made!
Vote for it, watch it, discuss it at the Evergreen Branch Library on April 24th.
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One for the ladies
It may seem a bit odd to celebrate Women’s History Month by talking about fictional females, but here…
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Beauty queens and other aberrations of nature
Ever since a brilliant, beautiful friend of mine entered a small-time city beauty pageant and lost to the…
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Spot-Lit for March 2013
How exciting for short fiction fans to see George Saunders’ story collection, Tenth of December, rise on national…
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A Catty Response to Everett Reads!
Here at the library we strive to have a balanced collection that expresses many different viewpoints. We have…
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Dogs who write: Books written by canines
Here is a photo of my dog Pearl, reading the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain…
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Back in black
I think it is safe to say that every great story needs a great villain. If there isn’t…
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Long live the dog!
I’ve never seen nor read Old Yeller - I just know better. My mom preferred stapling the last…
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
There are some days when I drive in to work and I think: What if I just keep…
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Eating Dirt
Silviculture. The word makes me think of mining, or maybe something to do with manufacturing metal. Surprisingly, it…
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Meant to read
If you’re a regular A Reading Life reader, you’ll remember my post last month regarding Jane Austen’s Pride…
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Sherlockmania!
He is one of the most recognizable names in literature. Hundreds of pastiches by copious authors have been…
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Spot-Lit for February 2013
February brings books by popular authors ranging from Dave Barry to Danielle Steel, and from literary limelighters such…
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Cookbooks for free
“How much does this book cost?” is a question I get occasionally from pre-school aged children on the…