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Graduation Gifts

Books & Gift Cards.  Perfect. It’s almost June, and that means it’s time for the annual onslaught of graduation announcements. Whether you’ve got a soon-to-be grad in the house or you’ve just received some fancy parchment-paper envelopes in your mailbox, put down the checkbook and choose one of these books as a more thoughtful and original graduation gift. Of course, the wisdom of the ages goes down a little easier when sugar-coated with cash, so don’t forget to check out our suggested gift-card pairings to add a bit of fun — after all, your graduate has earned it! What I [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:00-07:00May 27th, 2013|

Little Free Library Series — Devil’s Gate

Leavin' on a Jet Plane... Our bags were packed and we were ready for adventure as we arrived at our hotel near Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport.  The next day we would hop on a flight to Punta Cana in the tropical, rum-filled paradise of the Dominican Republic for a week of lounging and reading.  The Milwaukee weather was appropriately cold and blustery, generating plenty of enthusiasm for an escape to warmer climes. After we checked in, I had a few minutes before dinner, giving me time to find the nearest Little Free Library, located by consulting the worldwide LFL [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:00-07:00April 22nd, 2013|

Book Trailer: The Eternity Cure

Vampires! I think we can all agree that they’re drastically underrepresented in young-adult fiction, right? Well, never fear, New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa has come to our rescue with a vampy dystopian trilogy, the Blood of Eden series. Book 1, The Immortal Rules, came out in 2012, and Book 2, The Eternity Cure, will be out on April 30. Until then, we can take a peek at the book trailer for a hint about what to expect. (New to book trailers? See our book trailer guide.) In this trailer, captions fly over some pleasingly spooky digital animation, giving [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:00-07:00April 19th, 2013|Tags: , , , , , |
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