by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 7, 2023 | Biography, Discovery List, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Reading Lists
The Biography Book Club meets every third Monday at 6:30 pm online through Zoom from September-June. This is a list of titles the individual members read over the summer. To join this book club, register through the library’s calendar of events, choose the event, and...
by envisionmg | Jul 13, 2023 | Ari Reviews, Biography, Non-fiction
If you love music, classical music, and the composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, I would highly suggest you read this Why Beethoven: A Phenomenon in One Hundred Pieces! This is a great music history book that dives into the stories behind Beethoven’s musical compositions...
by envisionmg | Jul 3, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Sci - Fi, Self-Help
July is known as Disability Pride Month! Disability Pride initially started as a day of celebration in 1990—the year that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. That same year, Boston held the first Disability Pride Day. This month is meant to...
by envisionmg | Jun 12, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Middle Grade Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, YA
This Bookshelf does not existThe Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, but it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on...
by envisionmg | Jun 1, 2023 | Biography, Children's Literature, Discovery List, DVD/Movie, Essays, Fiction, For Kids, Historical Fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Watch List, YA, YA Fiction
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. This month-long...
by envisionmg | May 25, 2023 | Angelina Reviews, Biography, Memoir, Non-fiction
The host of our biography book club, Angelina, recommends April’s book club choice: Finding Me by Viola Davis. About her memoir, Davis says: This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond....
