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In this month where we reserve one day out of 365 to celebrate women who have produced another human being from their own bodies, here are a few books about all kinds of mothers.
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Climate fiction, sometimes called environmental or green fiction, gives us a glimpse into a near future where human destruction and carelessness has led to extreme climate and an increase or intensification of natural disasters.
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December. The race to the finish line of the holiday season and the end of the year. Remember those things you told yourself you were going to accomplish back in January? Yeah, sorry I reminded you.
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I don’t know about you, but the end of Daylight Savings time sends me straight into hibernation mode. It’s dark by 5:30pm, which for some reason now feels like 8pm. All I want to do is curl up in a nest of blankets and cuddly cats, drink a hot beverage, and you guessed it, read a book!
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Some people have a superpower that allows them to see colors when they hear music or associate personalities to numbers. This has Carissa Kellerby thinking about books (of course).
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As school bells chime the death knell of summer (or if you were like me as a kid, the jiggle bells of an exciting new assortment of school supplies), I’m reminded of a fun subgenre of psychological suspense known as Dark Academia.
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At least once per summer at the library, I find a book in our return bin with sand still stuck in the dust jacket...
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Although I believe in colorful reading all year, being extra intentional during their assigned month of celebration is a fun way to curate some themed LGBTQIA+ summer reading.
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No more “guilty pleasure” reading. Read it loud and read it proud.
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Poetry. You either love it or avoid it. Please don’t stop reading this if you avoid it! You’re a story person. I get that. So for you, I have a question. Have you ever read a story….in verse?
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During Women's History Month, we honor in all genres, fiction and nonfiction, the powerhouse women who broke down barriers and pushed back against the status quo. What about the other 99.9% of women whose names will never be in a history book?
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This year, my intention is to focus less on quantity, read books that help me understand and appreciate the world around me, and read more books published at least two years ago. If you’re also looking for a way to move beyond numbers with your reading in 2024, here are a few challenges sure to inspire.