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Graphic Novels for Adults
Graphic novels aren’t just for kids anymore. Today, the genre includes complex, original illustrated novels and memoirs, as well as adaptations of classic literature. One must-read is Maus by Art...
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More Great Sites
Have you ever noticed the links we have to more great book sites? If you scroll down and look on the lower right side of this page you can find them. One of my favorites is goodreads. Here’s how they...
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Baseball Books
“Pitchers and catchers report.” My favorite words of spring! The ground is covered with snow and the temperature is hovering in the teens while our favorite baseball teams head to spring training in...
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Me Before You
I’ve just finished reading “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes. I picked it up thinking it was a romance. It’s not. Nor is it a romantic story, but it is a wonderful love story. It’s been a word-of-mouth...
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Call the Midwife
Suffering from Downton Abbey withdrawal now that Season 3 is over and you’re still buried on the library waiting list for Season 2? Well PBS has another show to brighten your spring: Call the Midwife!...
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Can a person say they have “read” a book if that book is in audio format? It certainly is a convenient way to read more books while attending to household chores or commuting in the car. Listening to...
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Heads in Beds
I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people who, when I travel, always wonders if the hotel blankets are REALLY clean. I picked up Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky to get a behind-the-scenes look...
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Looking for a Good Read?
Have you heard about the new Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction? These Carnegie awards were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for...
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American Classics
Sometimes we forget that American literary classics are popular for a reason: they’re usually really good. Maybe we don’t like them because we HAD to read them in school and never recovered. Below...
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Running Books
Jim Ryun is coming to speak at the library on May 20th! Sign up to come see him, then lace up your running shoes and hit the trails. Afterward, you can recover and relax with a good running book. Long...
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Deja Vu
What if you could live again and again, until you got it right? This is the idea behind Kate Atkinson’s new novel “Life After Life.” On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English...
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Who Can Turn the World on with Her Smile?
Now considered a television classic, the Mary Tyler Moore Show was trailblazing in its day. The show was centered on the job and personal life of a thirty-something, unmarried, career woman; an...
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Spy Novels
Summertime is known for “beach reads” and few books add more intrigue to a week on vacation than an exciting spy thriller. Daniel Silva’s latest Gabriel Allon book The English Girl comes out next...
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Books about teenagers (but not necessarily for teenagers)
I wanted to tell you about a couple of books I read lately that I enjoyed very much, in different ways. Both these books capture very well (almost too well!) the awkward moments of high school and...
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Science and Sports
Following in the tradition of Malcom Gladwell and Michael Lewis, Sports Illustrated’s award-winning writer David Epstein bring us The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic...
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The Ashford Affair
Kate Morton is one of my favorite writers. Have you read The House at Riverton? Or her newest, The Secret Keeper? Her books have it all – a family saga, a little mystery, a little romance. I’ve just...
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No Time for Books?
Do you like to read but never feel like you have quite enough time to get through a book? Did you know you can borrow magazines from the library? Our periodical collection covers a broad range of...
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Two Towns One Book Finalists Announced!
Have you seen the announcement of the five finalists for our Two Towns One Book selection this year? We are counting on you to vote for the winner, and voting is open now! Of the five finalists, I’m...
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Two Towns – One Book
What book will Clifton Park and Halfmoon be reading in 2014? Now’s your chance to help decide! Voting is open through October 27th for the library’s Two Towns One Book selection. There are five...
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National Book Awards
The National Book Awards were announced this week. “The Good Lord Bird” by James McBride won the award for fiction and James Packer won the non-fiction award for his book “The Unwinding: An Inner...
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