J.K. Rowling Is Releasing A New Book Chapter-By-Chapter Online For Free The Ickabog’s first two chapters are online now Over the next seven weeks, J.K. Rowling will release her new children’s novel The Ickabog for free online. You can read it on the website for The Ickabog with anywhere from “a Read more…
We are now offering free access to Tumblebooks eBooks and eAudio Books “We like to welcome TumbleBooks to our eResource offerings! TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home. Read as many books as you want, when you want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, Read more…
Hear Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales in Original 14th-Century English One of the many reasons Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century magnum opus The Canterbury Tales is considered a groundbreaking collection of stories is because he chose to write it not in a highbrow language like Latin or French, but in the common tongue of the Read more…
On the Heartbreaking Difficulty of Getting Rid of Books Summer Brennan Attempts Marie Kondo’s Approach to Tidying Up Her Library Like a lot of avid readers, I enjoyed Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up but bristled when it came to the section about books. The gist of her now-famous method Read more…
YOUR GUIDE TO THIS YEAR’S BOOKISH HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES Among the 40 new Christmas films premiering on the Hallmark Channel this holiday season are these 11 based on books. So if you prefer your hyper-festive romances in book form, or you’d like to read ahead of the movie premieres, we Read more…
HOW TO KEEP UP WITH NEW BOOK RELEASES It can be daunting keeping up with new book releases. So many new books come out EVERY! WEEK! (every Tuesday, to be precise) and there’s so much information and so little time and *hyperventilates*. Have no fear. We’re here to help. Here are nine Read more…
HOW TO TELL IF A BOOK IS A FIRST EDITION Chances are if you’re an avid book collector, you’ve looked at your shelves and thought, “I wonder how valuable some of my books are!” Or maybe you’re a used bookstore patron and you’ve stumbled upon really pristine, really old copies Read more…
HOW TO REMOVE STICKERS FROM BOOKS You know when you get a great book but the cover is marred by a terrible sticker? So you peel off the sticker, but it either refuses to budge, or leaves a terrible, sticky residue? Or, worst of all: The sticker must remain in Read more…
A Letter (With Pictures) to All The Kids Who Hate Reading A Shout-Out With Humor & Hope to Struggling Readers Hey, I hear you, reading can be boring. As a public librarian, I watch kids struggle with it every day. I’m here to tell you that struggle is real! At Read more…