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House Rules by Jodi Picoult

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Monday, June 28 2010, 8:29am

I recently finished reading Jodi Picoult's House Rules . Half-way through the book I was raving about it - recommending it to lots of people, including at meetings with other Library staff. I found it hard to put down, and missed out on sleep because...

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Filed under: fiction, Jodi Picoult, Aspergers

Safeguarding Your Mental Health

by wag.mado@evpl on Wednesday, October 12 2011, 12:23pm

Are you experiencing the stressors of caregiving, personal or family illness, financial difficulties, or loss of a loved one? This week's Savvy Senior Series program may be for you. On Thursday, October 13 at 2:00 PM in Central Library's Browning...

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Filed under: mental health, seniors, NAMI

How fast would society as we know it come to an end?

by bookchick@evpl on Wednesday, September 1 2010, 4:39pm

I just finished a book that I found to be profoundly disturbing. I read a lot of apocalyptic literature, real end of the world type stuff and this book sounded like others I had read. Chaos, people running amok, blah, blah, blah... But it wasn't WHAT...

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Filed under: Apocalyptic Literature, David Moody

The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw

by evillebibliophile@evpl on Monday, January 25 2010, 9:02am

I just finished this book a few days ago, and I still have yet to find the right words to describe it. Here is what I wrote on GoodReads right after I read it: At once monochrome, dull, and gray and at the same time hauntingly beautiful, The Girl with...

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Filed under: Fantasy, love stories, books and reading, strong female

Chicks with Sticks: Jane Eyre

by just_renny@evpl on Tuesday, February 8 2011, 9:29am

Join me with your latest stitching creation whether it is crochet, knitting, or embroidery, in Central Library's Conference Room on Tuesday, February 15. We will be discussing Jane Eyre while working on craft projects during this meet up. Last month...

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Filed under: central library, books, book discussions, knitting, Jane Eyre, craft, embroidery, yarn, crochet

"Secrets of Eden" by Chris Bohjalian

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Friday, February 19 2010, 9:47am

I am always blown away by Chris Bohjalian's writing. I love the way he uses the language - his choices of words, the way he creates scenes and characters, his storytelling. I get caught up in the language and construction. I also tend to find his...

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Filed under: fiction

The Book of William: How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, August 17 2009, 4:34pm

Paul Collins writes in a convivial and breezy style, and is the kind of natural storyteller who brings history to life. Nevertheless, in The Book of William , his scholarship and authority are undeniable, and make this book an important entry point for...

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Filed under: reviews, books, Shakespeare, History, books and reading, First Folio, bibliography

"The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez

by HRevvdon@evpl on Friday, December 12 2008, 10:45am

I just finished reading "The Gifted Gabaldon Sisters" by Lorraine Lopez. The Gabaldon family consists of four sisters, a brother, and a widowed father. The sisters and brother are all named after movie stars - Bette Davis Gabaldon; Sopia Loren...

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Filed under: reviews, fiction, Lorraine Lopez, gifted gabaldon sisters

Studs Terkel dies, age 96

by googler@evpl on Friday, October 31 2008, 5:32pm

Author, radio host, actor, activist, and Chicago symbol Louis "Studs" Terkel died today at his Chicago home at age 96. At his bedside was a copy of his latest book, P.S. Further Thoughts From a Lifetime of Listening , scheduled for a November...

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"House at Sugar Beach" by Helene Cooper

by wag.mado@evpl on Tuesday, October 7 2008, 12:41pm

I just finished one of those books that will stay with me for a long while. Helene Cooper's memoir, The House at Sugar Beach: in Search of a Lost African Childhood is remarkable and haunting. Her journalistic expertise opens the reader up to a privileged...

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Filed under: audiobooks, books, families, biography, Africa, Liberia, civil war, memoir

Cooking Knowledge for College: Vegetarian Edition

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Wednesday, September 2 2009, 2:27pm

When I decided to become a vegetarian in the fall of my third year at University of Southern Indiana, Carole Raymond's Student's Vegetarian Cookbook quickly became a favorite of mine. It isn't intimidating like a lot of the vegetarian cookbooks...

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Filed under: nonfiction, Food, Vegetarianism, cookery, cooking, recipes, college students, college, Megan Carle, Jill Carle, Dede Hall, Carole Raymond

The Canterville Ghost and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

by HRevvdon@evpl on Thursday, March 11 2010, 8:41pm

A couple of years ago I spent Christmas week in Paris with a friend and one of the odd little walks we took was through Père Lachaise Cemetery. A fascinating walk through what seemed an ancient cemetery to my American eyes. You actually pick up...

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Filed under: Oscar Wilde, Victorian fiction

online book club

by lit.fic.reader@evpl on Tuesday, July 29 2008, 3:23pm

Does everyone know about this online book club? If not, it's a convenient way to sample new books: Dear Reader, Join a book club and every morning I'll send you a portion of a book in your email. After you've read two or three chapters from...

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Filed under: Book clubs -- Web sites

The Longest Trip Home

by wag.mado@evpl on Wednesday, February 4 2009, 11:08am

After reading several mixed reviews on John Grogan's newest book , I took the plunge and decided I'd see for myself. I really didn't think there was any way I could like the book as much as the bestselling " Marley and Me ", but...

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Filed under: nonfiction, humor, book discussions, faith, dogs, families, memoir, love stories, illness, growing up

La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith

by HRevvdon@evpl on Sunday, December 27 2009, 2:18pm

La’s Orchestra Saves the World (2009) by Alexander McCall Smith is the first book in a long time that I have sat down and read in one sitting. McCall’s book is an old fashioned story set in Suffolk, England, during World War II. La, short...

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Filed under: WWII, England, Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Alexander McCall Smith, Las Orchestra Saves the World

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