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Fantasy Felines
Posted about 8 days ago by Vickie C
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with adult books for young adults, Anthropomorphic, cats - fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Humorous Fiction, psychic animals, space opera, talking cats and time travel
Cats are the perfect protagonists, or side-kicks, because even though we know a lot about them, what we don’t know continues to intrigue and mystify us.
Continue ReadingStorytelling and Our Communities: Part II: Alzheimers
Posted about 1 month ago by Heidi Y.
Posted in Education, Research, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Self-help & Spirituality | Tagged with Alzheimer's disease, caregivers and storytelling
Storytelling is the way I connect with other human beings, every day. One of the most amazing audiences to engage and connect with are adults with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Continue ReadingPacific Rim Uprising and the Like
Posted 3 months ago by Joseph C
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with Action & Adventure, alien invasions, creature film, Read-Alikes, Readers' Advisory, robots, Sci-Fi Action and view-alikes
The upcoming release of the Universal Pictures film “Pacific Rim Uprising” on March 23, 2018 inspires a new look into past Sci-Fi gems involving Alien Invasions, Robots and unwinnable struggles.
Continue ReadingTwo Librarians, Too Many Books: It's Women's History Month, Y'all!
Posted 3 months ago by Allison Fiscus
Posted in Children & Parenting, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, Readers' Advisory, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with biography, book lists, book lovers, children's literature, fantasy, female authors, fiction, juvenile fiction, memoir, poetry, Readers' Advisory, reading suggestions, Sci-Fi, Teen, women, women authors and Women's History Month
It’s Women’s History Month, y’all! I, for one, can’t think of a worthier topic to chat endlessly about. So in celebration, Katie and I got together to talk about the female authors who have captivated us through the written word and inspired us in our own lives. The following conversation is a lightly-edited-for-clarity transcription of that chat.
Continue ReadingRead the Movie, Watch the Book, Spring 2018 Edition
Posted 3 months ago by Amy H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with adaptations, books to film, Coming of Age, film, juvenile fiction, movies, novels, spy stories and Suspense Fiction
Great books make great films … hopefully!?
Continue ReadingI Hope My Kids Are Accepted to Hogwarts
Posted 4 months ago by Allison Fiscus
Posted in Children & Parenting, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Education, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Science Fiction & Fantasy and Teen | Tagged with adventure, Fantasy Fiction, harry potter, imagination, journeys, juvenile fiction, Paranormal Fiction, reading suggestions and Sci-Fi
Why science fiction and fantasy books are some of the best for your child to read.
Continue ReadingWeird But True: This Lesser Known Fiction Genre is Making A Comeback
Posted 4 months ago by Juliette H
Posted in eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with anthologies, dystopian fiction, experimental fiction, ghost stories, Gothic Fiction, haunted house, Historical Fiction, Horror Fiction, horror tales, Magical Realism, Paranormal Fiction, Sci-Fi, Short Stories, speculative fiction, supernatural horror, Suspense Fiction, urban fantasy, vampires - fiction and weird fiction
Weird fiction is characterized primarily by its blending of science fiction, fantasy, horror and just about every other fiction genre to create something entirely new.
Continue ReadingDIY Booklists
Posted 6 months ago by Jan C
Posted in Arts, Crafts, & Hobbies, Catalog Tips, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, New, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science, Medicine, & Technology, Self-help & Spirituality and Teen | Tagged with adventure stories, book lists, book lovers, booklists, friends, gifts, library catalog, Readers' Advisory, reading suggestions and sharing
Share your best reads list with friends so they can borrow confidently.
Continue ReadingThe Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books of 2017
Posted 6 months ago by April S
Posted in Business & Investing, eBooks & eAudiobooks, Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, History, Politics, & Biography, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks, Mystery & Thrillers, New, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science, Medicine, & Technology and Teen | Tagged with best books 2017, Best Books of the Year, best fiction, best nonfiction, book recommendations, booklists, books to read, Detective and Mystery Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Families Fiction, family relationships, Historical Fiction, Humorous Fiction, leadership, Literary Fiction, notable books, Political Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Short Stories, Spy Fiction, Suspense Fiction, World War I Fiction and World War II Fiction
Explore a selection of the "best of the best" fiction and nonfiction books of 2017.
Continue ReadingTV Series for Fans of Stranger Things
Posted 7 months ago by Kelly P
Posted in Fiction, Literature, Poetry & Graphic Novels, Movies, Music, & Audiobooks and Science Fiction & Fantasy | Tagged with adventure, drama, Horror, mystery, Sci-Fi, Stranger Things, supernatural, television shows, TV Series and view-alikes
If you loved Stranger Things, explore a little more with these supernatural television series.
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