Was one of your new year’s resolutions to read more? Reading challenges are a fun way to encourage yourself to read more by setting goals. They’re also a great way to break out of those reading ruts we sometimes find ourselves into by suggesting different genres, authors, etc. There are many sources out there for [...]
While so much coverage is given to new releases and current best sellers, two librarians in the Chicago area have decided to devote their blog to some of the older, slightly more dusty books on the shelves that are just as worthy of our attention. They relate them to newer books in the forms of [...]
I don’t know why, but I equate Fall with historical fiction. When the leaves are changing colors and tumbling off the tree, I find myself drawn to stories from past days and seek out historical fiction titles to curl up with. So for this week’s spotlight I’d like to feature:
Reading The Past. This is a [...]
This week I’d like to present another genre-centric post and do a spotlight on HORROR. It is that time of year after all. So, here are some good sites, in no particular order, focused on all that is horrifying:
Horror.net - this site has lists of movies, books, and links to other general horror sites. It’s [...]
OK, so this site is pretty awesome. Here Be Reviews compiles the newest book reviews from participating bloggers and posts them daily. As the creator of the site explains, there really aren’t other places out there that do that. You can subscribe to RSS feeds for individual blogs, or look through some of the great [...]
I have to confess that I got a little sidetracked this week and found myself almost forgetting to do the spotlight!
However, that makes this week’s focus no less spectacular. A Bookworm’s World is a great book blog that I just found through a friend. The author, Luanne, has a style to her book reviews that [...]
Audio books are incredibly popular. Whether on a CD, downloaded to your iPod, or preloaded onto a Playaway, an audio book is a great way to enjoy a story. However, just because a book or story is good, that doesn’t always mean it’s audio version will match. A lot depends on the reader/narrator, the pacing, [...]
Who doesn’t like to watch movies based on books? Sometimes we watch instead of read, sometimes we watch because we loved the book so much we want to re-experience it through new eyes, and sometimes we watch hoping the movie will be better than the book. No matter the reason, though, the point is that [...]
This week’s spotlight is on book blogger Stephanie and her blog Stephanie’s Written Word.
I pretty much end up putting every book reviewed by Stephanie into my to-read list. Which is hazardous since she reviews quite a lot of books and I apparently need to spend way more time reading. I’m thinking of getting myself a [...]
This week’s spotlight is on living read girl. Her blog covers all things pop culture, including, but not limited to, books (just like the library - we also have way more than books to offer!).
I especially liked her recent posts on Remarkable Music Remakes and Jane Austen alternative/monster books. She also did a very nice [...]
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