Many famous people write books for kids. Here are three from last year that were written by an actress, a talk show host, and a pair of political figures.
The World Need More Purple People by Kristen BellActress Kristen …
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It’s January, a time when many library patrons place their holds on Whole30 and paleo-friendly cookbooks for help with their resolutions.
If you’re looking for Whole30 recipes, check out The Defined Dish by Alex Snodgrass, available as a physical cookbook …
From dragons, sorcerers, and pirate ships to empowering romances for teens, here are a few books I’ve read recently from Erin Morgenstern, Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Becky Albertali, Margaret Rogerson, and Rosaria Munda that I think are unmissable.
The Starless Sea by …
At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on January 29th if you’d like to join …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, John Berendt’s classic nonfiction book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was published. It became a New York Times Best-Seller for 216 weeks and today is still the longest-standing New …
James Nestor, a journalist who has written for The Atlantic and The New York Times, posits that we, as a species, lost our ability to breathe correctly.
Feeling anxious, frazzled, and like he was stuck in a rut, Nestor’s …
Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner
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The Divines by Ellie Eaton
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Pianos and Flowers: Brief Encounters of the Romantic Kind by Alexander McCall Smith
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Martin Luther King day, observed on the third Monday of January each year, celebrates the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal …
A telenovela veteran and soap opera sensation fall in love in Alexis Daria’s You Had Me at Hola.
Ashton and Jasmine land leading roles on a new Netflix show, Carmen in Charge. Ashton needs this role to catapult …
When New York native and newlywed Rachel moves to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband Dhruv, the last thing she expects is the arrival of her mother-in-law, Swati, suitcases in hand.
Rachel’s big adventure is turned on its head when the …
January is a time for resolutions so this month’s task for our 2021 Reading Challenge is to read a self help book or a novel about new beginnings. Below you’ll find a few recommendations to meet the task, but for …
Pippa Fitz-Amobbi is a highly precocious and dedicated teenager who chooses to solve a murder as her senior capstone project. The town put the case to bed five years earlier when their chief suspect, the victim’s boyfriend, committed suicide.
Pippa …
In times of turmoil, it is more important than ever to check your news sources. Below are some online resources to help you separate truth from misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies.
Have a news story you’re not sure about? Give …
This is an autobiographical storybook about the Buddhist and spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet). This is a role for which he was chosen when he was a very young child, around 1940.
We see …
23-year-old Edie begins her affair with Eric with high hopes. He’s twice her age, has a respectable job and nice car, looks good and has an excellent command of grammar. He’s also white with a wife and kid in the …
Debuting on Netflix on Christmas Day, Bridgerton is set to become the next great streaming sensation. Based on the books by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton, follows the eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family as they look for love and …
At the last meeting of the Bring Your Own Book Club, a bunch of book lovers chatted about the books we’ve all been reading lately. Looks like we’ll be doing it again on January 15th if you’d like to join …
It’s Throwback Thursday! Twenty-five years ago this month, Graham Swift’s classic novel, Last Orders was published. It was awarded the 1996 Booker Prize and was adapted into a film in 2001.
Four men gather in a London pub. They have …
I picked up You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington thinking Alexis Coe had prepared a tasty historical snack for me. The book is less than three hundred pages and heavy on the sidebars and listicles–the opening …
Earthings, a novel by Sayaka Murata is the second title translated from Japanese to English by the author. Convenience Store Woman, (the other title) has the similar tone and ease of readability as Earthlings, however, Earthlings explores …
