After a long hiatus (mostly due to the fact that September was nearly gone before I realized it was here), we once again bring you the Romance Garden, where some of the Library’s genre devotees provide your mind with a little dirt, and plenty of love, in which to grow…. Bridget: The Captive Prince, by … Continue reading The Romance Garden!
Here is the monthly update from the Romance Readers of your library staff, bringing our love of romance into the light of day, and reveling in that dirt that so helps our minds to grow…. Bridget: Hot and Bothered by Kate Meader I am a loyal devotee of the Food Network, especially the shows that allow … Continue reading The Romance Garden!
Here is the monthly update from the Romance Readers of your library staff, bringing our love of romance into the light of day, and reveling in that dirt that so helps our minds to grow…. Bridget: Made for You by Lauren Layne Did you ever read a book that was so good, so pitch-perfect and on-point … Continue reading The Romance Garden!
Welcome, beloved patrons, to our Romance Garden, in which four devoted romance readers (who also happen to be library staff) share their current favorite book, genres, and characters. We hope this gives you some ideas for your own reading…because, as we said, every mind needs a little dirt in which to grow… Bridget: Mine to … Continue reading “The Romance Garden: Because every mind needs a little dirt in which to grow…”
Then let us pray that come it may, (As come it will for a’ that,) That Sense and Worth, o’er a’ the earth, Shall bear the gree, an’ a’ that. For a’ that, an’ a’ that, It’s coming yet for a’ that, That Man to Man, the world o’er, Shall brothers be for a’ that. … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Celebrating Rabbie Burns Night*
As humanity tries to put this festering wound of a year behind us, you are going to see a lot of “Best of 2016” (and “Worst of 2016”) lists floating around. But none, I promise you, is quite like the Peabody Library’s Best of 2016 List. We asked our staff to share with us–and you–their favorite books, … Continue reading Best of 2016: The End
As in past years, beloved patrons, we are celebrating awards that bring us diverse reading materials, authors, and funds that celebrate the written word. Today, we are delighted to bring you the shortlist for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, which was announced this morning in London. The Wellcome Institute was originally funded by Sir Henry Solomon … Continue reading The Wellcome Book Prize Short List!