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All GRPL branches now have Book Cards – cool little business cards for books! New and exciting titles are featured with the cover on the front of the card and a blurb on the back telling you what it’s about and why you’ll like it. [...]
What book do we all reach for before the holidays? No, silly– not Martha Stewart, the DSM-IV, (Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) .
Do you get stressed just thinking about seeing your smarty-pants brother-in-law, your know-it-all sister with her great job in the capital, your annoying parents, the second and third spouses, politically incorrect [...]
A graphic novel style memoir of growing up in Detroit by the renowned illustrator of children’s books, ( and winner of the Caldecott, Christopher, and E.B. White awards), David Small.
Nothing is extraneous in this bizarre, sad, and ultimately triumphant tale. Small’s maternal grandmother was labeled a “white trash tramp” when she became pregnant. And when [...]
Literature has always been a dangerous business. Putting words and opinions to the printed page for the public to read is always a risk. Some may love the words, others may not, and some may even fear the words. Our American literary heritage is filled with such stories and is built on [...]
While perusing carts of new books, I came across some really sweet looking titles that I thought I should pass along.
This Is For You by Rob Ryan
Gosh, this book is a beauty. It’s comprised of pictures cut out of paper, and it is beautiful. The front inside flap of the jacket says, “If you believe [...]
If you have ever gone to the movie theater with a reader then you’ve heard the phrase “The book was so much better”. If you haven’t read the book you are most likely…
A) Holding back a glare
or
B) openly glaring at your friend.
I know the phrase is cliche and can be quite annoying, whether the book [...]
With Summer Reading in full swing, why not browse our Featured Database, Books and Authors?
This database is a great place to find your next read – browse genre descriptions, book lists, author biographies, award winners, seasonal book suggestions, and much more!
One of the many highlights of Books and Authors is the “Who, What, Where, When” [...]
Two of my favorite authors passed away this month, Frank McCourt & E. Lynn Harris. Their personal stories and their work were very different, but they both had a strong vibration of caring and humanity that ran through their lives and the writings they left behind.
E. Lynn Harris wrote popular fiction, and also a biography, [...]
Roby’s 6th book of her Rev. Curtis Black series, “The Best of Everything” 2009, mixes inspirational and urban fiction in a best-selling brew. Her many fans were able to meet her when she spoke at the Main Library in 2008, sharing stories about her life and her work. If you missed it you can always listen [...]
Finally! Someone’s made a movie about one of my favorite books by one of my very favorite authors. And it looks like it is a good movie, and it stars Michelle Pfeiffer as the famous courtesan, Lea, and Katy Bates as her awful friend, Madame Peloux. How could it get any better? [...]
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