by envisionmg | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Staff Picks, YA, YA Fiction
November is Native American Heritage Month. The National Congress of American Indians tells us: [t]he month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is...
by envisionmg | Sep 29, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Reading Lists, YA Fiction
This Bookshelf does not existLatinx Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15-October 15 every year. This reading list highlights 30 titles (non-fiction and fiction for adults, children, and young adults) by Latinx authors available here at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers.
by envisionmg | Aug 10, 2022 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
“Five hundred and thirty years ago, a young woman sat before a Grecian-nosed artist known as Leonardo da Vinci. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani, and she was the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan. Sforza was a brutal and clever man who was mindful...
by envisionmg | Aug 5, 2022 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
“When Ada Calhoun stumbled upon old cassette tapes of interviews her father, celebrated art critic Peter Schjeldahl, had conducted for his never-completed biography of poet Frank O’Hara, she set out to finish the book her father had started forty years earlier....
by envisionmg | Jun 19, 2022 | Jen Recommends, Non-fiction
Jen’s note: I bought a (signed) copy from the author when he visited back in November. I forgot about it for a while and then waited until playoff time to start reading it. Awesome trip down memory lane. Any Celtics fan GenX or older will love it! “From...
by envisionmg | Dec 20, 2021 | Non-fiction, Staff Picks
“Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of everyday life....
