The other day, I read an article in Business Insider that talked about the “real” reason people buy e-readers. It wasn’t the ability to offer hundreds of books at your fingertips (making the loads for readers that travel so much lighter), or the opportunity to read free and steeply discounted classics, or the chance to read … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Book Shame & the Right to Judgement-Free Reading
Happy Friday, Beloved Patrons, and welcome to another Five Book Friday. Our favorite postman and several UPS drivers have been bringing boxes of books to our doors every day, and our shelves are looking much more robust as the days pass, so be sure to come in and whet your literary appetite before another sunny … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
And at last, beloved patrons, we come to our Five Book Friday post, which offers you a brief sampling of our new book buffet, just in time for the weekend. There is every chance that this weekend might actually permit some outside activities, so before you go out to enjoy the sunshine, be sure to … Continue reading Five Book Friday
As part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, the British Film Institute has released a new adaptation of Vera Brittain’s classic memoir, Testament of Youth. The film details Brittain’s early life, from her experiences as one of the first women admitted to Oxford University, to her engagement to … Continue reading At the Movies: Testament of Youth
And so, beloved patrons, we come to another Friday…a mercifully sunny one after the frigid temperatures of earlier this week. We hope this week’s selection of new books gives you some ideas for your weekend reading. Make sure to let us know your newest literary loves in the comments! My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: … Continue reading Five Book Friday
Welcome to Saturdays @ the South! Every Saturday, we’ll be posting about books and programs that are popular at the Library’s South Branch (78 Lynn St.) and other literature, movie and library-related musings that strike our fancy. I hope you’ll join us each week and discover something new! To start things off, I thought it … Continue reading Welcome to Saturdays at the South!
February 21, 2016 This Week Last Week Hardcover Nonfiction Weeks on List 1 1 WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi. (Random House.) A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36. 4 2 ORIGINALS, by Adam Grant. (Viking.) A Wharton School professor argues … Continue reading New York Times Best Seller List: Hardcover Non-Fiction