The year 2020 brought a lot of things that really sucked, but one thing that was good was my re-introduction to Dungeons and Dragons. I had played before, years and years ago, but my work as the event coordinator here at Lawrence Public Library changed pace precipitously, and there were no longer movies to go…
How Time Moves: Harriet Lerner Interviews Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Harriet Lerner interviews Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg on her new book of poetry, How Time Moves.
A Belated Happy Birthday
In times when we can't get together, it was lovely to reminisce when our library was full of people and celebration.
Digital Distraction Brought to You by Hoopla and Kanopy
Like a lot of people, I miss the library. My days don’t seem to have an anchor, I miss my co-workers, and my job. I miss looking at physical books and media and I’ve always preferred print to digital. And as much as I try to get into digital events, it just seems to make…
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…
The Stuff of Stuff
What compels a person to keep and collect every scrap of paper they come in contact with? Don’t we all have odd, sentimental collections - things we simply can’t part with, even though they have no practical use? What’s the difference between someone who collects and someone who hoards? Randy O. Frost and Gail Steketee…
Finding Sanctuary with “The Bird King”
One day, not too long ago, I received in my mailbox an advanced-reader copy of G. Willow Wilson’s The Bird King. I was a bit familiar with Wilson as the writer behind the Ms. Marvel series, but I had never read any of her work. I was in for an amazing surprise. What struck me…
Change Your Life: Book Recs Based on the Fab Five
I was very worried when I heard Queer Eye was in Lawrence (as evidenced by their stop at our own 3-windowed 6th street McDonalds!). My first thought was to run home and clean my house as fast as possible. I’ve been a longtime fan and I love the reboot, so I’ve been waiting for season…
My Current Puny Reads
I’m often in awe of those folks over in Reader’s Services with their lengthy lists of great reads and end-of-year reading lists that leave me a little envious. Last year my mom sheepishly told me she had read over a hundred books in 2017. She’s in five or six book clubs (many right here at…
Like Water for Miriam’s Well
Local author Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg’s, latest book, Miriam’s Well, is a wonderful chronicle of one woman’s life as she navigates the modern world. The title character is a woman without a home, but finds herself rooted in nation-changing events throughout the 20th and 21st century. We see Miriam and her family walk through moon-lit streets during…
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