2nd Wednesday's Book Club's next book is Island by Aldous Huxley

2nd Wednesday's Book Club's next book is Island by Aldous Huxley July 13, 2017 In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished…

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Short Stories

Short Stories August 3, 2017 Whether you're pressed for time or need some vacation reading, short stories are the answer. This was AMAZING - I can't believe it wasn't on more "Best of…

Summer Challenge Star Trek Mission Accomplished!

Summer Challenge Star Trek Mission Accomplished! August 7, 2017 Did you accept the mission to build a better world with Star Trek this summer? Come to the Mission Accomplished! Summer Challenge Star Trek Party and celebrate all things Trek…

Holding Up the Universe

Holding Up the Universe July 27, 2017 Fat girl for the win!* Libby Strout is a big girl. After the trauma of her mother’s unexpected death, Libby got so large that she had to be…

Self-Care Books for Teens

Self-Care Books for Teens July 20, 2017 Build a better you with self-care workbooks designed for teens.   "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation…

Chester Bennington - Rest in Peace

Chester Bennington - Rest in Peace July 24, 2017 Chester, your music was gut-wrenchingly honest and you will be missed. When I was in college, the big battles in the music world were…

The Complete Little Nemo 1905–1909 by Winsor McCay

The Complete Little Nemo 1905–1909 by Winsor McCay August 14, 2017 Winsor McCay looms so large over the world of cartooning and animation that no ordinary book can contain the majesty of his work. This is no ordinary book…

Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe August 10, 2017 He went to space and he's on TV. How cool is that? I am the world’s biggest fan of…

Six Scary Stories

Six Scary Stories July 27, 2017 Six Scary Stories is a collection of horror short stories, hand-picked by Stephen King. Each tale takes the mundane and turns it into something horrifying…

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard August 2, 2017 He wrote with Bob Dylan, played Dolly Parton’s husband, penned prize-winning off-Broadway plays and maintained a dignity to his work through the years that never betrayed his rough beginnings. When you consider a modern day…

2nd Wednesday Book Club's next book is American War by Omar El Akkad

2nd Wednesday Book Club's next book is American War by Omar El Akkad August 9, 2017 An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle--a story that asks what might…

Remembering Glen Campbell

Remembering Glen Campbell August 9, 2017 Glen Campbell died yesterday. While his death was not unexpected, it does give us pause to look back on his stellar career and graceful goodbye…

Amatka

Amatka September 11, 2017 There’s a scene in Karin Tidbeck’s Amatka where the main character, Vanja, goes into a locked archive in her office to file papers and surreptitiously search for secret details about her commune’s past. Outside, a stern…

Just the Beets, Please

Just the Beets, Please August 21, 2017 Tony Chu is a cibopathic by-the-book cop who gets recruited by the Food and Drug Adminitstration to take care of some fowl business. Following a…