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Libraries

Sandy Jackson, Richard Jackson

A new library in Africa

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | December 24, 2020
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Richard Jackson, Donna Gunn, Sandy Jackson
Books related to cooking

Eat, Drink and be Merry with these Books

By Savannah Dorsett | December 8, 2020
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Laura Esquivel, Roselle Lim, Eli Brown, Sonali Dev
Geneaology

Genealogy Connect: Your Resource for Electronic Family History Books

By Joy Oria | November 17, 2020
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Book Bundles

Book Bundles: The Fun of Browsing with the Convenience of Curbside

By Anna Weinberger | August 25, 2020
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People in this article:
Helen Docherty, Mylo Freeman, Brianna Caplan Sayres, David Zeltser
Rebecca Roanhorse's Race to the Sun

Monsters, Mythology and More

By Michelle Luna | August 4, 2020
Book Buzz
People in this article:
Rebecca Roanhorse
Roary

Discovering Magic through Reading

By Karen Vine Fuller | July 28, 2020
Buzzworthy
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Mary Wagoner
My Journey to the Stars

Journey to the Stars and Discover New Worlds

By Michelle Luna | July 7, 2020
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Scott Kelly, Andre Ceolin
Magical realism

Imagine your Stories: Magical Realism

By Delia Swanner | June 23, 2020
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Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Angel Asturias, Isabel Allende, Mario Vargas Llosa, Shubhangi Swarup, Rion Amilcar Scott, Nancy Wayson Dinen, Samantha Mabry
Books

E-Resources to Get You and Your Kids Through the Day

By Kelly Patton | June 2, 2020
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James Dean, Norman Bridwell, Mac Barnett, Doreen Cronin, Mo Willems
The Wedding Date

Romance Reads

By Jazzerae Williams | May 5, 2020
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Samantha Downing, Lee Child, Jasmine Guillory, Alexa Martin
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Reads to Help You Embrace (or Escape) the New Reality

By Delia Swanner | April 28, 2020
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People in this article:
William Defoe, John Barry, Jose  Saramago, P.G. Wodehouse, Alexandra Chang, Samantha Harvey
Cozy Reads

Comfort Reads While Social Distancing

By Savannah Dorsett | March 31, 2020
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People in this article:
Alexander McCall Smith, Rita Mae Brown, Joanna Fluke, Beverly Cleary, Jane Austen, William Makepeace Thackery
Books based on bingeworthy shows

Read it! Don’t Stream It

By Anjela Martinez | March 24, 2020
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If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Spring Reading

By Michelle Luna | March 10, 2020
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People in this article:
Chris Van Dusen, Jerry Craft, Cecelia Watson
Members of Ladies for Literacy Guild

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!: Reading and Rhyming across Generations

By Karen Vine Fuller | March 2, 2020
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People in this article:
Alexa Bode, Mary Kearney, Mary Cohrs, Marilyn Ludlow, Lisa Jakel, Kathy Goossen, Donatella Benckenstein, Ginger Blanton, Jan Carson, Terra Thompson, Dominic Sewell, Nathan Carvalho, Finley Gallegos
African American History Month

Coretta Scott King Books Award Winners: Commemorating African American History Month

By Kelly Patton | February 4, 2020
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People in this article:
Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Coleman, Bryan Collier, Laban Carrick Hill, Claire Hartfield
Most requested books of 2019

The Most Requested Books of 2019

By Nancy Hu Conro | December 31, 2019
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People in this article:
Delia Owens, Susan Orlean, Natasha Newton, George R.R. Martin, Tara Westover, Angie Thomas, Natsuki Takaya, Joseph Delaney, Stef Wade, Zack Zombie
The Bad Seed

On Peace and Good Will to All

By Michelle Luna | December 17, 2019
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People in this article:
Michelle Luna, Jory John, Pete Oswald, Heather Havrilesky
Mocktales

Mocktales: Re-tellings of the Classics

By Anjela Martinez | November 26, 2019
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People in this article:
Tim Federle, Jane Austen, Uzma Jalaluddin, Herman Melville, Elizabeth Crook, Kathy Wang, Nancy Hu
Killers of the Flower Moon

Thinking Thanksgiving

By Alexandra Drake | November 26, 2019
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Savannah Dorsett

Dear Reader....

By Savannah Dorsett | November 5, 2019
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People in this article:
Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Ruth Ware, Henry James, Jean Webster, Meg Cabot, Beth O'Leary, Julie Schumacher, Mary Adkins, Andy Weir, Savannah Dorsett
Lemony Snicket's Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Short Stories for Shorter Days

By Michelle Luna | October 15, 2019
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People in this article:
Michelle Luna
Book Wreath

How to Show Off Your Love of Books - and Your Creativity

By Nancy Hu Conro, Anjela Martinez | October 1, 2019
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People in this article:
Susan Orlean, Lisa Occhipinti, Jason Thompson
Local authors

Some Buzzworthy Local Authors

By Savannah Dorsett | September 24, 2019
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People in this article:
Miranda James, Dean James, Jimmie Ruth Evans, Katherine Center, Jojo Moyes, Elizabeth Berg, Attica Locke, Gene Locke, Mike Freedman, Wes Anderson
Salt

'Salt': Spicing up our Food and History

By Alexandra Drake | September 3, 2019
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People in this article:
Mark Kurlansky
Cookbooks

Back-to-Kitchen for Back-to-School: Cookbooks that Make the Most of Your Time

By Nancy Hu Conro | August 27, 2019
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People in this article:
Paula Forbes, Rosanna Pansino
Cookbooks

Get Inspired to Cook

By Caitlin Campbell | August 13, 2019
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People in this article:
John Whaite, Alison Cayne
Volunteers

Books for Development: Local Nonprofit Spreads Literacy Abroad

By Pooja Salhotra | July 29, 2019
Buzzworthy
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Peggy Burck, Mark Cotham, Karina Williams, Abby Schubert, Pete Schubert, Miles Schubert, Lori Davis-Schubert, Rob Williams, Geeta Gupta Kadakia, Kris Keller, Debra Greenlaw, Kevin Dubose, Carol Lee, Nanette Gabriel
Fortunately, the Milk

Whimsical Tales

By Michelle Luna | July 23, 2019
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People in this article:
Neil Gaiman, Lee Israel
Road trips

Audiobooks that Answer 'Are We There Yet?'

By Nancy Hu Conro | July 16, 2019
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