by ta | Jan 11, 2007 | Biography, Non-fiction
I don’t know when NPR started to takeover, but it seems to be always on at my house. This book profiles a number of NPR newscasters including some of my favorites like Scott Simon and Nina Totenberg. Phillips explores how veteran NPR personalities ended up in...
by ta | Jan 3, 2007 | Fantasy
From the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, comes this new collection of short stories. Only one of the stories features Jonathan Strange, but the rest of the stories feel like they take place in the same world. Clarke conjures up a version of 19th century...
by ta | Jan 3, 2007 | Headlines
Check out book guru and librarian action figure model, Nancy Pearl, on NPR’s Morning Edition. On this page she offers up her summer reading selections for 2006. Like the title says, “These Books May Make You Skip Work.” If you call in sick,...
by ta | Jan 3, 2007 | Literature
Let me start by saying I don’t like motorcycles. I really don’t like motorcycles. That being said, I enjoyed this book by Ted Bishop about motorcycles and books. Bishop road from Alberta to Austin for a sabbatical project about Virginia Woolf. So the book...
by ta | Dec 17, 2006 | Headlines
Welcome to read this! a new blog to help you find books to read or recommend. Staff or patrons can submit reviews of books they’ve read and loved (or hated) and we’ll post them according to genre. A personal recommendation is always a great way to find something new,...
