I tend to be pretty jaded when it comes to book recommendations or rave reviews. This is partly because I read so many reviews of so many books. I can spend an entire eight hour day each week reading reviews of books in professional journals at work. (Then I go home and read blogs.). And… Continue reading Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Author: Molly Wetta
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Listening Lately: Operation Ivy
Sometime a few weeks ago, I realized it was the 25th anniversary of the release of Energy, Operation Ivy’s only studio album. Really, this idea just suddenly entered my mind, apropos to nothing (did I use apropos right? I always want to use that word and am never quite confident I’ve used it in the… Continue reading Listening Lately: Operation Ivy
On Time and How it Passes, On Change and How it Happens
I’m at work, doing what I’ve been doing for the past six months: making sure Lawrence has a kick-ass selection of young adult titles, graphic novels, and media. Recently, that has involved a massive weeding and replacement project as we prepare to retrofit our collection with RFID technology before moving back into the new building.… Continue reading On Time and How it Passes, On Change and How it Happens
Book Review: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
A fantasy novel about a reluctant monarch ascending the throne after years in hiding, who inherits a struggling kingdom threatened by the mad queen of a neighboring land isn’t exactly a revolutionary concept. Quite the opposite—it’s cliché. Yet The Queen of the Tearling is getting a lot of pre-publication buzz, due to a big advance… Continue reading Book Review: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
What Monty Python and the Holy Grail Means to Me
I first saw the comedic masterpiece Monty Python and the Holy Grail when I was seven years old. My mom had special ordered the VHS tape from Suncoast Video (the same mall storefront where I decimated a display of ceramic Disney princess figurines) as a Christmas present for my father. That holiday, we watched it in my grandparents’ basement… Continue reading What Monty Python and the Holy Grail Means to Me
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