Category: Recommendations

• Books for Lovers of Jane Austen

  One seems so forlorn without books. Do you consider yourself a “Janeite” (someone obsessed with both Jane Austen as a person and as an author) or simply a connoisseur of classic literature, British literature, 19th century literature, romantic literature, and/or feminist literature? Regardless of which camp you fall into, if you love books by Jane…

  Amy S.

  May 20, 2024

  Book Reviews, Recommendations

  CurtisSittenfeld, DowntonAbbey, EdwardFerrars, Eligible, ElizabethBennet, Emma, IncenseAndSensibility, JaneAusten, Janeite, JaniceHadlow, JoBaker, Longbourn, LongbournANovel, MrDarcy, NorthangerAbbey, PrideAndPrejudice, PridePrejudiceAndOtherFlavors, RecipeForPersuasion, SonaliDev, TheEmmaProject, TheOtherBennetSister

• Wine & Words: ‘A Warrior for the Sun; a Fighter for the Light’

  Down Below by Leonora Carrington Rain putters against the window. Grey skies encompass the building of old that fosters knowledge within its walls. It cultivates a home for life-long learning. Libraries are a creative living organism – an analogy learned in grad school that holds truth. Libraries are ever-evolving to fill the void and meet…

  sbarillari

  May 13, 2024

  Book Reviews, Libraries, Recommendations, Wine & Words

  CatInTheHat, DownBelow, FemaleSurrealists, FridaKahlo, Garnacha, LeonoraCarrington, LosAndreses, Luzador, MaxErnst, RuthDeAndres, Tempranillo, Tinto

• Lost in Translation: Genres

  In this installment of “Lost in Translation” I want to talk about genres in anime and manga and some of the tropes that are associated with them. Anime and Manga encompass a wide range of genres such as action/adventure, fantasy, science fiction, romance, slice-of-life, and comedy as well as various subgenres. You might hear shōnen,…

  dillhelm

  May 6, 2024

  Book Reviews, Graphic Novels / Manga, Kids and Teens, Lost In Translation, Recommendations

  Anime, Berserk, BlackClover, CardcaptorSakura, DemonSlayer, DragonBall, FruitsBasket, HappyMarriage, HunterXHunter, isekai, JoblessReincarnation, JujutsuKaisen, Manga, MyHeroAcademia, Naruto, Nichijou, OnePiece, Overlord, SailorMoon, seinen, shojo, shonen, SwordArtOnline, ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime, TheDevilIsAPartTimer, TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe, TokyoGhoul, Tsundere, Vagabond, VinlandSaga

• The Joy of Audiobooks

  If you think of beaten up CD cases containing scratched up discs when you hear the term “audiobooks,” the time has come to revisit them. During the pandemic, audiobook use skyrocketed when folks wanted to avoid public places. But their use has continued to gain in popularity even post-pandemic. Today, over half of audiobook listeners…

  Amy S.

  April 29, 2024

  Inside Stories, Library Services, Recommendations, Technology

  Audiobooks, Eaudiobooks, Hoopla, Libby, Overdrive, ThePalaceApp, ThePalaceProject

• Wine & Words: The Devil Comes to Moscow

  

  The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Arm and arm, hand and hand, I stroll the neighborhoods filled with brownstones that reminisce a tale from the past. Warmth pulses from the sun, beating softly down on a different borough. The East Village has changed directions to the West. Vintage clothing line the streets. Records are…

  sbarillari

  April 22, 2024

  Book Reviews, Recommendations, Wine & Words

  ArboisRouge, Behemoth, DomaineRolet, FrenchWines, Hella, JuraRegion, MikailBulgakov, Moscow, PinotNoir, Poulsard, ProfessorWoland, RougeTradition, SovietRussia, SovietUnion, Stalin, SympathyForTheDevil, TheMasterAndMargarita, Trousseau