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New speculative fiction
Not everyone likes science fiction, and sometimes even I don’t. So as not to cause alarm, let’s call…
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New-to-me music
Growing up in the Midwest, trends in fashion, music, and even slang often took a while to enter…
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Beautiful Ruins
I couldn’t get enough of Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins. I’ve slept maybe four hours in the last two…
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Parodies found
It seems like a guy can’t swing a sack full of bats these days without hitting a book…
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Knitting the Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics begin this Friday, July 27th, with the opening ceremony celebration featuring a parade of…
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Did you know? (Olympics edition)
The first record of the Olympic Games dates back to 776 BC! The three original events were running,…
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More of what you’re reading this summer
We are half way through the Adult Summer Reading Challenge and the great reviews keep coming in. Here…
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The Last Hunger Season
With the good weather upon us, I’m sure that many of you are out working in your gardens.…
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Wash your hands thoroughly and often
Call me paranoid, or perhaps just realistic, but I think it is pretty clear that the end is…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
You want to know what the perks of being a wallflower were in middle school? Working in the…
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Spot-Lit (July, 2012)
Spot-Lit features new fiction that has just been released or will be arriving later in the month. The…
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Scandalous!
Tabloids such as The National Enquirer are simply not my cup of tea and in fact elicit rumblings…
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Adult summer reading reviews
We are only a few weeks into the Adult Summer Reading Challenge and have all ready received many…
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Beastly
I didn’t grow up thinking I was a princess. I didn’t wear frilly dresses. I didn’t have a…
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Getting to know the neighbors
Let’s face it. The universe is a big scary place. Infinitely vast and consisting mostly of an airless…
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What not to read
Here at the library, we are pretty much dedicated to the idea that books are great. We promote…
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Spot-Lit (June, 2012)
Welcome to our new feature spotlighting fiction that has just been released or will be arriving each month.…
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Confessions of an Anglophile: The IT Crowd
I confess: I am a bit of an Anglophile. It’s not exactly intentional, but I’ve realized that a…
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Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (a Mostly True Memoir)
I say inappropriate things. I mean, they just fall out of my mouth. That little voice inside my…