Novels/Books
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[Book Review] ‘The Golden Gate’ by Robert Buettner
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“When the world’s richest man is the victim of a car bomb and literally blown off the Golden Gate Bridge the attack is attributed to terrorists and the world…
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[Book Review] ‘1636: The Ottoman Onslaught’ by Eric Flint
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“The modern West Virginia town of Grantville has been displaced in time to continental Europe in 1632. Now four years have passed. The long feared attack on Austria by…
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[Book Review] ‘The Jim Baen Memorial Award: The First Decade’ by Baen Books
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When I first saw this book and its title I thought it was going to be a documentary on the history of Jim Baen and Baen Books, it seemed…
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‘The Seventh Age: Dawn’ by Rick Heinz
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A riveting read that showcases a supernatural side of Chicago that even Jim Butcher hasn’t seen. Check out this new page-turning novel by Rick Heinz
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PopCultHQ Interview: Hasbro’s New Contest – Fans to Choose the Next G.I. JOE Figure!
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Hasbro launches the G.I. JOE Kindle Worlds Toy Fan Vote Contest! Monday, November 2nd 2015 through Monday, November 9th, 2015. It was revealed back at NYCC 2015 (New York Comic…
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Read a Banned Comic in Celebration of Banned Books Week
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Yep, comics and graphic novels are regularly challenged or banned just as much as novels. At my library, we always have a display dedicated to the books that are widely…
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From the Librarian’s Desk: Follow A Literary Road Trip
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The site Atlas Obscura has mapped classic road trips that are discussed in favorite books. Among those mapped are: Wild, The Cruise of the Rolling Junk, Rolling Nowhere, A Walk…
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A Brief and Spoiler-Free Book Review: “Ready Player One”
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I finished reading this book a few weeks ago and I’m still having dreams about it. This is possibly the best book I’ve read this year. It’s one of…