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On The Realistically Magical Storytelling & Word-Singing Of Téa Obreht
I’ve recently been reading everything I can find by Téa Obreht. Her stories are vivid and heady with realistic insight into death and grief while simultaneously invoking power from benevolent ghosts. She also writes knowingly of our connections to a place or an animal—especially a tiger in her first novel, The Tiger’s Wife, and a…
The Mighty Pen
I vividly remember the first week of my high school journalism class. I already fancied myself a writer and was chomping at the bit to get started, bursting with story ideas and clever headlines for The Wildcat Howl. At the time, I was all but settled on journalism as a career choice and had built…
The UnBEARably Shocking Truth!
So, Berenstain Bears. Yes, not Berenstein, though that’s an entirely different blogpost. The Bear Family; Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother have been staples of children’s literature since 1962 and still find themselves going on all sorts of bear-related adventures to this day. That’s 57 years worth of stories! One thing that’s always struck me as…
045: Isn’t it Romantic? Read a Romance Month!
August is Read a Romance Month, which is perfect because it's hot outside aaaaaand hot inside the pages (HEYO!) Whether you're a regular reader or not, we've got some great insights for why romance matters and how you can find your steamy (or sweet) reads. Warning: there are some *terrible* romance-related puns in this one.…
If You Can’t Make Your Own Dopamine, Bookstore Bought is Fine
About three years ago, I diagnosed myself with ADD. It was really a long time coming. Just out of college I was working an office job, and despite trying nearly every tool Google offered, I just couldn’t wrangle organization like everyone else. Focus apps mocked me, procrastinating was a physical compulsion, and my memory was…
Grit Lit Meets Chivalric Romance in “The Reckless Oath We Made”
If you had the pleasure of reading All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, you know Bryn Greenwood does not shy away from controversial material. She continues this tradition with her latest book, THE RECKLESS OATH WE MADE. This story is equal parts romance and thriller, and Greenwood is equally adept at writing both. A modern…
They Came From Florida
If you want to feel cooler during a Kansas summer, try reading books set in Florida! That’s what I’ve inadvertently and sporadically done this summer with two books: Lauren Groff’s collection of short stories, Florida; and Kristen Arnett’s debut novel, Mostly Dead Things. My paths to these books were somewhere between accidental and serendipitous. Having…
Read Adventurously
When I was first asked to take over LPL’s Speculative Fiction Book Club, I had my doubts that it would be something I would be good at and/or enjoy. I’d never even participated in a book club before, much less hosted one. I’ve always understood at least part of the allure (mainly imposing my opinions…
Mary
Substitute Materials Handling Assistant 785-843-3833 Librarian at heart, bookstore manager by day. Enjoys the simple things in life like Star Wars, Nightwing, and ceramic cats…
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