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Cacophony nounca·coph·o·ny\ka-ˈkä-fə-nē, -ˈkȯ- also -ˈka-\ 1:  harsh or discordant sound :  dissonance 2:  harshness in the sound of...

I have always responded well to a "first this, then that, followed by those" approach to learning. I think that's why I did so well on...

I was thinking about David Bowie's extensive library, the fact that he loved to read, and just feeling an overall sense of being thankful...

Respite nounre·spite\ˈres-pət also ri-ˈspīt, British usuallyˈres-ˌpīt\ 1:  a period of temporary delay 2:  an interval of rest or relief...

I can barely stand it. Which means that, sometimes, I can't stand it. I had to correct a coworker today when she wrote that "we need more...

From sea to shining sea, there have been (at one time for another) a number of book-themed parks. Interestingly enough, most were called...

I am a journaler. Well, if truth be told, I used to be a journaler. You see, there was a group on facebook that I joined, a group of...

When I first picked up Linda Olsson's novel Astrid & Veronika, I was drawn to the cover. The simplicity of the photograph, along with the...

Back in 2016, I took a trip to West Chester, Pennsylvania, home to my employer's headquarters. I was lucky enough to work in a book...

Heck, yes! Superstar musician and brilliant performer David Bowie was a prolific reader. As a matter of fact, it is said that he took all...

At seemingly odd times, a bit of text, a scene, or a character from a past read will pop into my mind. From books that made very little...

...that is the question! My sorority book club is made up of both alums and collegiates, and was formed during this quarantine. So far,...

In a previous post, I mentioned my much-loved trip to San Fran. My life-long friend Jennie was going for a conference, and she invited me...

On this day in 1951, William S. Burroughs, author of the very controversial and often-challenged The Naked Lunch, shot and killed his...

On this date in 1957, Jack Kerouac's On the Road hit the streets. It took several years for the author to write, and is about the travels...

As a white woman of immense privilege, I have never had to search to see reflections of myself. I am on television. I am on book covers....

Well, knock me over with a guitar pick. I would have never thought that the lyrics of this rock song from the 1980s would inspire a...

Penguin Random House just posted Our Most Anticipated Mysteries for Fall. Here's a peak: The Searcher by Tana French Summary: Cal Hooper...

Straight from the American Library Association's website: DC’s Wonder Woman to lasso up Library Card Sign-up Month 2020 This September,...

Remember when your grandmom used to tell you that time seemed to move faster the older she got? She was so right. I wonder why. Could it...