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Category Archives: Adult
Thinky Thoughts: Four Nonfiction Books for Adults and Teens
Here are shorter takes on four recent nonfiction books for adults and teens. Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Graphic Novel, nonfiction, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Adult Nonfiction, democracy, politics, racism, self-help, teen nonfiction
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Quarantine Book Buys and State of the TBR
The #CybilsReadDown is done! I have a few more books to review, but I read a lot. Here are the books that have come into my life since my initial post – mostly purchased from local bookstores, but a couple … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Lists, Middle Grade, picture books, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged #OwnVoices, #wndb, TBR
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Guest Post: Graphic Novels for Adults & Teens on Hoopla
A couple weeks ago, when I shared the list of graphic novels for kids on hoopla that I put together here on Facebook, my friend Adi started commenting with more and more titles of graphic novels that he’d read and … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged adult graphic novels, graphic novels, guest posts, hoopla, teen graphic novels
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Enjoying What Is: Paladin’s Grace and Iron Hearted Violet
It’s so easy to make things harder for ourselves by focusing on the way we think things should be, rather than the way things really are. Here are two stories (Paladin’s Grace for adults, Iron Hearted Violet for kids) about … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Romance
Tagged dragons, Fantasy, fantasy romance, gods, youth fantasy
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Muslim Heritage Books on Hoopla
I just remembered it’s Muslim Heritage Month (I’ve been a little distracted!) So, in my ongoing series of books you can download from your library if it subscribes to hoopla, I present the following. Unfortunately, I have read only a … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Lists, picture books, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged bibliography, hoopla, Muslim
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The True Queen by Zen Cho
I mentioned this book in both of my last two posts, so I thought I should finally write a review of it. I read it from the library as usual, and then asked for and got it for Christmas so … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Fantasy, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, adult fantasy, historical fantasy, LGBTQ, Regency
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My Favorite Books of 2019
Here’s the long list of the books I loved most last year, with notes to help you find them at your library now. Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Early Chapter Books, Graphic Novel, Lists, Middle Grade, picture books, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged best of 2019, bibliography, favorites
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Moontangled by Stephanie Burgis
We met Miss Banks and Miss Fennel, a sweet young couple hobbled by strict social rules, back in the first book of the Harwood Spellbook, Snowspelled. Now it’s their turn for their own story.
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Celebrate Ramen with Magic Ramen and Let’s Make Ramen
My daughter and my love bond over a shared love of ramen. Here are two books to celebrate it! Magic Ramen: the Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang and Kana Urbanowica. Little Bee Books, 2019. 9781499807035 This picture book … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, nonfiction, picture books, Print
Tagged Asian-American, biography, cooking, ramen
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Two Fantasies and a Truth
Well, technically, two fantasy books and a nonfiction – I do believe that fiction can hold just as much truth as nonfiction – but going for the catchier title. Here’s catching up on reviews of some more of my reading … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, nonfiction, Print
Tagged Ann Leckie, audiobooks, C.L. Polk, Fantasy, fantasy romance, LGBTQ, libraries, nonfiction, Susan Orlean
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