It’s always a sad day here at the Free-For-All when we can’t bring you our regular Five Book Friday review of the new books that are partying on our shelves….so in order to make things up to you, beloved patrons, we’re going to celebrate Six Book Saturday this week, providing you an extra helping of … Continue reading Six Book Saturday!
As we mentioned here previously, we here at the Library are Resolving to Read (more…different….) in 2018, and tackling both Book Riot’s and Scholastic’s 2018 Reading Challenges. In the hopes of encouraging you to broader your literary horizons along with us, here are some suggestions for books that fall within the categories of the various … Continue reading Resolve to Read 2018: A Book of True Crime
It’s awards season this year, and we at the Library are thrilled to bring you all the winners–not just from last night’s Academy Awards, but from this year’s Bram Stoker Awards, which were handed out this weekend in Providence Rhode Island! Each year, the Horror Writer’s Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in … Continue reading Awards Season: The Bram Stoker Awards!
And a frigid one it is, dear readers. Though many of us consider ourselves hale and hearty New Englanders who tweak the nose of bad weather and giggle at climatic extremes…it’s really cold out there, and it never hurts to read, reread, and reminder ourselves of these helpful tips from the Red Cross about keeping … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
It’s award season, dear readers, and while the Oscars may indeed be just around the proverbial corner, today, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) announced their nominees for the 2017 Nebula Awards, and I could not be more excited. The Nebula Awards were first awarded in 1966, and have grown in prestige to … Continue reading All hail the Nebulas!
Whether we agree with it or not, beloved patrons, time marches on, and we come again to the close of another week, and the arrival of a new Five Book Friday. One week ago, Buzzfeed published a list of “32 Beautiful Book Quotes To Read When You’re Feeling Lost“–a feeling, I think, to which many of … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Things are tough out there, beloved patrons–tensions are high, emotions are volatile, and those of us with autumnal allergies are sniffly and miserable. So, with that in mind, please enjoy these five things to make you smile before we get to the books: This plush orange, who seems very content with life: 2. The Giant … Continue reading Five Book Friday!