by ta | May 9, 2007 | Fiction
” It seems to me that there’s frequently neither rhyme nor reason to which books garner tons of readers and which are read by only a few, devoted as they may be. Somehow, books in the latter category don’t seem to register on the radar of public...
by ta | May 5, 2007 | Fiction
This is a children’s book, but there was so much buzz about it, that I decided to read it. It was fantastic. The illustrations are gorgeous. The book is designed to be like a movie, with black and white drawings that start far away and then zoom in on an object. The...
by Michelle | May 5, 2007 | Fantasy, Fiction
One day, ta and inkonvellum discovered that they were reading the same book: Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. Several days of rather, er, interesting discussions ensued. A sample: inkonvellum: “I don’t know if I like the bear. He’s kinda...
by ta | Apr 24, 2007 | Adventure Classics, Fiction, Patron Recommendations
Fantastic! Not just for kids. Excellent writing. He finds Atlantis! Dave
by ta | Apr 24, 2007 | Fiction
Here’s a list of Favorites from Fran our Reader’s Advisory Guru: Broken for You / Stephanie Kallos The Kite Runner / Khalad Hosseini In the Country of the Young / Lisa Carey Set on a fictional island in Maine, this novel encompasses Irish history,...
by Michelle | Apr 22, 2007 | Fiction, Non-fiction
jmcg is a staff member who, with insistent prompting from ta and inkonvellum, will hopefully be providing more recommendations for Read This! She may even be tempted to write a profile! But for now, this is what she’s got for you… Television Without Pity:...
