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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Creating a world unto itself that entices, enchants and beckons you inside its caramel-scented lair is the forte of The Night Circus. This fanciful novel excels at begetting a secretive and illusive environment that is mirrored by the invention of Le Cirque des Reves, the circus of the novel, that only opens at night and…
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Reveurs
“Word spreads quickly in such select circles, and so begins a tradition of reveurs attending Le Cirque des Reves decked in black or white or grey with a single shock of red: a scarf or hat, or, if the weather is warm, a red rose tucked into a lapel or behind an ear. It is…
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Pryday #5
Hi, all, how has this week treated you? My week has been busy and fulfilling. I had my second baby storytime and it was fab! I definitely feel like I know a bit more what I am supposed to be doing and how to engage the babies. I also started a few marvelous books that…
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My Own Personal Book Blogger Appreciation Day
Book Blogger Appreciation Week is this week and I completely missed the boat on nominating my favorite blogs for the blog awards. Basically, I am a dufus and couldn’t figure out how to access the nomination form on the website! So many of my favorite blogs don’t quite fit into any of the categories, anyway,…
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Pryday #4
Welcome to Pryday! I hope everyone had a great week full of fantastic reading. This week’s question: What non-fiction title has significantly changed the way you view a person, an event or a subject? One of the best non-fiction titles I’ve read in the past few years was Columbine by Dave Cullen. I was a…
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The Dark Tide by Vera Brittain
The Dark Tide was published in 1923 and was Vera Brittain’s first novel. It caused quite a stir when it was released as it caricatured several Oxford dons and nearly insulted her good friend Winifred Holtby, whom the main character is modeled after. However, Holtby took it “with good humor”. I think I would have…
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Baby Storytime
Well, friends, I have to do something on Wednesday that scares me to death. It’s the first day of my new duty as baby storytime teller, presenter, facilitator, etc. I am the youth services supervisor at my library branch, but before I started in this position I had no youth programming experience. In the two…
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Prydurday #3
Hi everyone, I’m back! Yesterday I got Internet hooked up, Directv installed – all the necessities of life in place. However, I left my laptop at work so missed posting this week’s Pryday question. But, I think Prydurday will work just as well! Here is this week’s question: Have you ever met one of your…
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Pryday #2
Hello and welcome to the second edition of Pryday! This week’s question is: “What is your favorite TV adaptation of a novel?” I’ve been a PBS and Masterpiece Theater (now Classic) fan since my teen years and I think I’ve seen every adaptation they’ve presented in the past 20 years. I’ve also watched quite a…
A Certain Fondness 