Author Archives: Katy K.

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About Katy K.

I'm a librarian and book worm who believes that children and adults deserve great books to read.

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How Doctors Think

How Doctors Think by Jerome GroopmanDoctors think fast. Sometimes they are right, sometimes they are scarily wrong. And the methods that doctors who make correct diagnoses even in tricky cases are not the methods that medical students are taught to … Continue reading →

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The Flirt

Here’s some sweet summer fun: The Flirt by Kathleen Tessaro Imagine yourself finding that the spark has gone out of your marriage. You’d like to get things going again, but since part of the problem is that you’re not feeling … Continue reading →

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Gorgeously Green

Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano Going green is increasingly fashionable, with books aimed at every possible demographic. This book is aimed at the shopping fashionista who isn’t sure that regular products are really all that bad and certainly isn’t going … Continue reading →

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The Friday Night Knitting Club

This one has been on the bestseller list for a while. I resisted reading it. Probably because the ladies were going to be dealing with depressing stuff and because it was a bestseller? So much for knowing my own tastes. … Continue reading →

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New Graphic Novels

I got back from vacation and found piles of graphic novels on my desk: ALIAS 2 vols Daredevil: Hell to Pay DMZ 4 vols Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall GLOBAL FREQUENCY 2 vols Jack of Fables vol 2 LOCAS IN … Continue reading →

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Elijah of Buxton

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis, native of Flint, Michigan, is the king of taking a serious topic and telling a funny children’s story about it. In Bud, Not Buddy, for example, he tells the story … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Food

In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan After Michael Pollan wrote The Omnivore’s Dilemma, he apparently got a lot of questions from confused readers about what they should actually eat. This is his answer: no recipes, but a lot of … Continue reading →

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Pirates and Parenting

A while back, I mentioned that I was doing a pirate picture book bibliography. I’m feeling a little too lazy to post everything up here, but it’s here – Not Too Scary Pirate Books. Did I say that Mr. FP … Continue reading →

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