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Book Bingo 2016: Blackout Edition

Can you believe summer is almost over? Time to do a final Summer Book Bingo 2016 check-in! I’ve been working on a blackout all summer, but I’ll be reading right up until the last minute to get ‘er done. Thank goodness for a long holiday weekend, aka an extra day for frantic bingo reading. Here’s what I ended up with: Recommended by a librarian: Marrow Island Cookbook: Korean Food Made Simple You’ve been meaning to read: City of Mirrors We Need Diverse Books: Homegoing Collection of short stories: The Unfinished World From your childhood: Island of the Blue Dolphins Prize-winner: The [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:54-07:00August 31st, 2016|Tags: |

Fall 2016 Book Preview: Best Fiction and Nonfiction

So you spent the summer working your way through our summer 2016 book preview, and now you’re ready for more? Not to worry, we’ve got a whole new list of great new fiction and nonfiction for fall 2016! From sci-fi and fantasy to memoirs to history, there’s something for every reader in this stack of fall 2016 books. Fix yourself a hot drink, get cozy under a blanket, and let’s get to it! SEPTEMBER Everfair (September 6) Author: Nisi Shawl This Victorian-era alternate history novel imagines how Belgium’s disastrous colonization of the Congo might have gone differently if native Africans [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:54-07:00August 25th, 2016|

7 Travel Accessories that Readers Will Love

Planning to hit the road this summer? Whether your vacation plans involve an international flight or a road trip to a campground, check out our must-have vacation essentials for book lovers. These travel items for book lovers will keep you hydrated, comfy, and looking cool no matter where your adventures take you! Ticket Stub Diary ($15) Do you like hanging on to ticket stubs, wristbands, and other ephemera from your travels? Don’t just stuff those stubs into a shoebox — organize and display them in this clever diary. There’s space to jot down notes about what you saw and did, [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:56-07:00July 21st, 2016|
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