Welcome back to the Book Squad Podcast! In this episode, we'll be talking all about the hot topic of banned books. How much have instances of books being banned increased over the years? What type of books do you typically find on Banned Books list? How can you make a difference by challenging these bans…
Fiction for the Fright Flick Fan
We are in the depths of Spooky Season. By now you've probably hunted the pumpkin patch for perfect carving pumpkins. You've surely hung up your frightful decorations, stocked up on Halloween candy for trick-or-treaters, and of course your October evening schedules are probably filled with Halloween movie marathons. But what about your reading lists? Are…
The Return of the King
In 1993, legendary riverman Tommy Burns put pen to paper to record his memories of hunting, trapping, and fishing along the Kansas River near Lawrence, Kansas. Thirty years later, a new copy of the book, entitled 60 Years on the Kaw River, is headed for the Helen Osma Local History Room at the Lawrence Public…
Nourishing Roots
Reader, I fear you've committed an agricultural act. Again. Probably just a few hours ago. As poet/farmer Wendell Berry famously pointed out, "eating is an agricultural act." Yet how many consider it so when they open the fridge or pull in the drive-thru? The ramifications are endless. Every time you eat, you contribute to soil…
Part I: Writing For Its Own Sake
Imperfection Journal writing since I was a beanpole of a pre-teen gave me a way to say the most horrible and ridiculous things at that tart age. At 24 my journal entries revealed a messiness, at 34 there was still messiness but a glimmer of clarity, and now, well I can say that the boat…
070: “I Vant to Read this Book!”
Welcome back to the Book Squad Podcast! It's been a couple minutes since we've last recorded an episode, and we're back with a bloody good one! In this episode we'll discuss some rumors featuring Taylor Swift, share all the details about our annual Booktoberfest extravaganza, and give some takes on Dracula that are just as…
Fiends of the Library
Come with me, if you dare, to the most haunted place in Lawrence. Where ghosts linger on pages; where phantoms move furniture around in the night; where ghouls
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