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We know many of you take part in home book clubs because we help you find the books.

We can still do that.

I imagine many of you are reading more now that we are all home more. Perhaps you have thought:

I wish I could talk to someone about what I am reading.

Well you can and we are here to help.

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We’re sharing drinks from the books we’ve loved.

Try them while you’re sheltering in place or at your next Zoom cocktail hour!

Continue Reading "Do You Have a Favorite Fictional Drink?" →

I have learned a lot about myself in quarantine these past two weeks.

For instance, I am capable of eating frozen pizza five days in a row.

I am very bad at puzzles and should never attempt them.

And I really do enjoy spending time with my family, something I wish I did more of when the world wasn’t at a standstill. 

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With President’s Day right around the corner I want to recommend a couple of books for the holiday.

But not just any presidential novel, just referencing the president, or involving a fictional president.  

I love novels that bring the thoughts, words, motivations and adventures of a past President to life through a fictionalized (and sometimes fantastical) story.

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"What is a classic film?"

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, classic means "serving as a standard of excellence: of recognized value".

But who determines if something is “a standard of excellence” or “of recognized value”?

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