Posted on October 12, 2023 at 1:17 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As we know, the freedom to read is under never-seen-before levels of pressure. Here are a few recent stories that...

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Posted on September 26, 2023 at 8:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Both BookRiot and Electric Literature recently shared reading lists inspired by the headlines. BookRiot did so very specifically, sharing links...

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Posted on September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The weather forecast in Des Moines is definitely summer, but the reading blogs we follow seem to be all in...

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Posted on August 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It's sort of a joke in the bookish world, that writers borrow from real life. Hence the quips about not...

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Posted on August 3, 2023 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A couple of interesting pieces all revolving around fantasy and fairy tales popped up across book blogs recently ... Electric...

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Posted on July 21, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You can never have too long of a to-be-read list, right? So if yours is wilting a little bit this...

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Posted on March 24, 2022 at 9:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For many of us, the library is both heaven and a sanctuary. For librarians, though, it's increasingly becoming a source...

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Posted on March 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Reading about a land that’s fallen victim to a tragedy and reading books by its authors may not contribute much...

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Posted on February 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is light at the end of the tunnel, as COVID-19 production and distribution ramps up. But still, the waiting...

Posted on October 7, 2019 at 12:29 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Another milestone copy of a banned book has made the news. A first-edition copy of New Canaan by Thomas Morton...

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