NPR’s Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2016’s Great Reads NPR has put together a list of 309 books that staff and critics liked this year. On this page you can see the covers of all the choices. Or you can use the filters on the left side of the page to isolate particular kinds of […]
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Off the Shelf commemorates 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor with an essential WWII reading list. Source: 14 Monumental Books to Read on the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor I’ve only read one book on this list, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, since I read way more fiction than nonfiction. But I have just
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The King County Library System’s five top books of 2016 The King County Library System, one of the largest public library systems in America with a lot of avid readers among its patrons, has released its list of the five most popular books of 2016. The library measures popularity by the number of holds placed
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The countdown to year’s end has begun. If you’re behind on your reading challenge for 2016 or just want to pad your statistics, here are some books you can easily read in a day or less. Fiction My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Dubliners by James Joyce Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
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The best books of the year lists seem to appear earlier and earlier every year. Here’s a first look at some of the offerings. 100 Notable Books of 2016 The New York Times announces its choices in the following categories: Fiction & Poetry Nonfiction BAFFLING OMISSIONS FROM THE NY TIMES’ 100 NOTABLE BOOKS LIST Emily
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Here are a couple of articles full of suggestions from The Seattle Times: What’s on your Halloween reading list? What to watch on TV this Halloween weekend
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Oprah Winfrey started her book club in 1996 and, for the last twenty years, millions of books have been sold and read because of her recommendations and her dedication to promoting brilliant writers. Here are just some of the bestselling, award-winning, and truly life-changing books that she has selected for her book club. Source: 14
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How Stephen King Made Pop Culture Weird If you’ve ever been to Austin, TX, you’ve seen the bumper stickers: “Keep Austin Weird.” Even my new hometown of Tacoma, WA, likes to call itself weird, as does Portland, OR, in the photo above. Lincoln Michel explains that these are not isolated occurrences: If you haven’t heard,
Off the Shelf celebrates Banned Book Week with a list of inspiring books that have been banned throughout literary history, including “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel. Visit BannedBooks.org and ALA.org for more information. Source: 13 Banned Books That Will Always Have a Place on Our Shelves This list contains some books challenged in recent years,
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Celebrating Writing in Translation Language is a way to express the human experience, yet it also presents communication barriers. With the efforts of accomplished translators, however, those barriers can be overcome to foster artistic unity across linguistic boundaries. Source: National Translation Month (NTM) — Celebrating Writing in Translation
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