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World Wide Knit in Public Day
When you think of a knitter do you picture a gray-haired granny sitting in her rocking chair with…
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The adult summer reading challenge
It is undeniable. Summer is here. Sure it doesn’t officially arrive until June 20th, but the sun is…
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A horticultural fantasy
Sorticulture is fast approaching and we’re smack in the middle of gardening season. What better way to ease…
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Music, music, music!
It’s the time of year when savvy hipsters start planning to attend summer concerts. From Arlington to Everett,…
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Heartwood 2:6 – referential reading: Romain Rolland
Books lead to other books, as any avid reader knows. Some more so than others. In EPL’s first…
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Books you have always meant to read: The Scarlet Letter
It contributes greatly towards a man’s moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with…
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Found in translation
Of the many things I regret not having mastered in life, the ability to read and speak another…
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Mr. Peabody’s corner of research and revelation: Doc Holliday’s wild west
Today’s topic of interest is a steampunk novel of the Wild West by Michael D. Resnick titled The…
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Did you know? (Phobia edition)
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth!
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Who in the world is Hari Kunzru?
Hari Kunzru has kept a low profile even though his reviewers marvel over his wildly original fiction. But…
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Drowning Instinct
Word to the wise: if you want to avoid going to the loony bin, put all sharp objects…
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Zombies: new and improved, with 20% less brains
One of the things I always enjoyed about vampire movies is that the vampires had to follow a…
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Books you have always meant to read: The Secret Agent
But what is one to say to an act of destructive ferocity so absurd as to be incomprehensible,…
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Taking a chance on Drive
There are many lofty reasons to be fond of public libraries. Their promotion of literacy, the way they…
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The Titanic disaster in history, fiction and film
This month is the 100th anniversary of one of the most infamous tragedies in history - the sinking…
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Rhymes with Everett
Hey, Everett! You’re invited to join poets Kevin Craft, Ed Skoog, and Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken…
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Other people’s homes
What do you think of when the word “home” is mentioned? There are those who still live in…