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All things book related... written by a Librarian

Sunday, January 3, 2021

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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This is a book that touches the human heart and highlights all the complexity and drama of daily living as well as the beauty that is inhere...
Sunday, November 15, 2020

All Things Left Wild by James Wade

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  This was an extraordinary book.  The language is beautiful and atmospheric and moody and elegiac as well as harsh and unforgiving.  Anytim...

The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult

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  Picoult is a wonderful storyteller.  Each tale she weaves she spins with interesting and complex characters navigating a fascinating story...
Saturday, October 24, 2020

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

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  Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. By following the ocean's tides and the birds that soar above, she can forget the losses that ...
Thursday, October 15, 2020

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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  Powerful,  powerful book.  I loved it.  Such mastery of words and rhythm.  This is what poetry is all about.  You need to read this book. ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

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This was a Book Club read and is sure to spark some good conversation over a controversial topic. Picoult does not shy away from controversy...
Friday, October 9, 2020

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

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  This book had equal parts grit and heart.  I really liked it a lot.  The glimpse into life on the Rez and the issues they confront daily, ...
Monday, October 5, 2020

Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America by Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard

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  O'Reilly and Dugard take us through the history of the founding of the American frontier and the Indian wars that were a part of it.  ...
Thursday, September 24, 2020

Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey

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  This heartbreaking memoir of a daughter coming to terms with the brutal murder of her mother (at the hands of her stepfather) is told in e...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry by Julian Peters

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 Seeing these 24 classic poems in Graphic Novel format is a true delight.  The themes of empathy, identity, creativity, time, mortality, and...

An African Prayer Book by Desmond Tutu

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Prayer is a conversation with God and words that others give us can be a wonderful devotional aid towards these conversations.  This collect...
Monday, September 14, 2020

Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey

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  I absolutely loved the poem between the Foreward and Introduction of this book.  "Let Us Be Women Who Love" was written by Idele...
Sunday, September 6, 2020

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

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This is a horror novel with humor, intelligence, and sharp social commentary.  The images of contemporary native life are juxtaposed with ol...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

The Hideaway by Lauren K. Denton

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  This was a book club selection, that I did like, even though it is probably not something I would have picked out on my own.  Family is al...
Thursday, August 27, 2020

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

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  This was an interesting read about secrets and motives set on a remote Irish island and told from various perspectives of the guests on th...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

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  I am a fan of Sue Monk Kidd's writing and certainly enjoyed this novel about the fictional wife of Jesus as much as her other books.  ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Tell Me a Story by Cassandra King Conroy

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  If I had to pick an all time favorite author, I guess Pat Conroy would be at the top of the list.  He was witty, sarcastic, funny and woul...
Thursday, August 6, 2020

American Harvest: God, Country, and Farming in the Heartland by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

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I found this book so very interesting.  It had been advertised as a blend of science, philosophy, and spirituality--and it's a pilgrimag...
Monday, August 3, 2020

The Dry by Jane Harper

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The small town big secrets nature of this debut novel from Harper is what drew me in, and obviously a lot of other people. It has sold more ...
Monday, July 27, 2020

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Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living by Karen Auvinen My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like books about "living wild," and e...
Sunday, June 28, 2020

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Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow. Just wow. Lita Ju...

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Revival by Stephen King My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to read this because I am a huge fan of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and this...
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