by envisionmg | Jan 20, 2015 | Captions Column, Graphic Novels
Captions column by Drew Buying comics for the library is a tricky thing. For one thing, we’re not buying for the collector. If you know Comics People, than I’m sure you have a friend who obsessively collects every Batman comic or possible X-Men tie-in. We don’t really...
by envisionmg | Jan 12, 2015 | Staff Picks
I could go on ad nauseam about all the fantastic books I read last year, but for brevity’s sake, here are half a dozen of my 2014 favorites. (All but two of the following titles were published in 2014.) The Glass Sentence by S. E. Grove “In 1891, in a...
by envisionmg | Jan 5, 2015 | History, Jim Recommends
Doing a Russian spy themed Jim Recommends today. All of the books I’m recommend are perspective on espionage from the perspective of the Soviet Union. Spymaster -Tennent H. Bagley Spymaster is a unique book. It is the biography of Sergey A. Kondrashev, a major...
by envisionmg | Dec 29, 2014 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jen Recommends, Staff Picks
If you like the gore of 16th century childbirth, rich historical descriptions and strong female characters, these are the books for you! The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich “Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies...
by envisionmg | Dec 24, 2014 | History, Jim Reviews
How about a little Russian Revolution on Christmas Eve? Ok maybe not every ones first choice for the night before Christmas but at some point you should really check this one out (I briefly tried to come up with Russian Revolution themed lyrics to Night Before...
