Headshot: A Novel Rita Bullwinkel Headshot: A Novel follows eight teenage girl boxers. Each girl is extremely talented, and they all end up in the city of Reno, Nevada, to compete. In their fight to be named the best, each girl must confront her past, reflect on her reasons for pursuing the top, and strengthen…Continue Reading New Leisure Books (Part 3)
Do you struggle to renew your library books on time? Are you someone who prefers to read on their Kindle rather than hold a physical copy? If this sounds like you, then continue reading, because this post will help you out! Libby is a free app powered by OverDrive that allows users to borrow and…Continue Reading Library Resources: A Quick Guide to Libby
Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre Virginia Roberts Giuffre was a brave woman with an important story to tell. Giuffre was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and she played a major part in putting them behind bars. She left behind this memoir, detailing…Continue Reading New Leisure Books (Part 2)
2025 was a great year for fantasy releases, with many appearing somewhere on my to-be-read for the year. Lots of my favorite authors released books this year, so I’ve compiled a list of the top 10 fantasy books I encourage you to read before the year is out. There is a mix of books I’ve read…Continue Reading 10 Fantasy Books to Read Before the End of the Year
Have you ever been assigned to write an annotated bibliography, and you feel as though you’re drowning in news articles and links? Or you started working on a paper that’s required to have APA style in-text citations, and you don’t even know where to start? If this sounds like you, then continue reading, because this…Continue Reading Library Resources: A Quick Guide to Citation Managers
Tender is the Flesh: A Novel Agustina Bazterrica Tender is the Flesh is a story about a man named Marcos who works at a processing plant for human meat, which has now been legalized because of a virus that made animal meat poisonous. To do his job, he and many others have learned not to…Continue Reading New Leisure Books (Part 1)
I hope that you all had a great Halloween! Halloween is my favorite holidays; I love to dress up, decorate my room, and watch my favorite Halloween specials. But as much as I love Halloween, I am content to leave it behind in October to embrace the November festivities and celebrations. November is Native American…Continue Reading Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: Our Indigenous Book Recs
Book synopses copied from publishers’ website Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Scientist Victor Frankenstein learns how to create life, but his discovery goes quickly awry when he creates a monster larger and stronger than an ordinary man. As the monster uses its power to destroy everything Victor loves, the young scientist is forced to embark on a…Continue Reading 6 Spooky Books to Read this Fall Break
If you didn’t know, l’ve been writing these blog posts from across the pond, in Maastricht, Netherlands, where I am fulfilling my GO Program requirement this semester. In my time here l’ve experienced some interesting cultural differences, especially when it comes to the holidays and Dutch celebrations. Tomorrow, the whole country celebrates Koningsdag, or King’s…Continue Reading Koningsdag Vieren in Boeken!
Earth Day is a holiday that is often overlooked. If anything, people will celebrate by doing small acts of kindness to the Earth. Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, inspired by growing environmental concerns and organized by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and activist Denis Hayes. The first event mobilized 20 million Americans and sparked…Continue Reading Why We Need Earth Day
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