Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941

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Working With Gen Z

Working With Gen Z April 4, 2025 Gen Z makes up around 30% of the world's population, and by the end of 2025, they are projected to account for 27% of the workforce. Gen Z's intentions are often misrepresented. One of our…

New Podcast from NPL Means Business!

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Book review: Let Me Tell You

Book review: Let Me Tell You July 6, 2015 Get ready, everyone—the Shirley Jackson revival is about to begin. In anticipation of Ruth Franklin’s major biography of Jackson coming out in…

Book review: Don't Look Now

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Book review: For Biography Lovers

Book review: For Biography Lovers April 6, 2015 These inspiring biographies read like adventure stories. Edward Curtis was a photographer who gave us much of what we know about…

Book review: Pushcart Prize 2015

Book review: Pushcart Prize 2015 June 1, 2015 This was an exceptional year for my favorite annual collection! Top 5: The Zen Thing, by Emma Duffy-Comparone:…

My Favorite Christmas Music

My Favorite Christmas Music December 22, 2015 This year I want to share all the music that makes it Christmas at my house! It's that time of year, when the world falls in love. And every…

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Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook (Ouch!)

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook (Ouch!) January 12, 2016 Do you want what all that online hubbub is about? Then this is the book for you! Happy New Year! I hope that you have sufficiently…

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Anime Unleashed Recommends...

Anime Unleashed Recommends... March 17, 2025 Anime fans are eating well. There are so many great anime series, manga series and movies to peruse…

American Sniper & American Wife

American Sniper & American Wife June 23, 2015 I'm not usually one for war movies. But every once in a while one will get me. Jarhead did it in 2005. And now American Sniper…

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Summer Challenge Book Lists: Anti Heroes

Summer Challenge Book Lists: Anti Heroes June 20, 2015 The Summer Challenge theme this year is "Every Hero Has a Story." Check out these books with antiheroes - characters who lack conventional superhero characteristics, such as courage, idealism, and…