Wednesday night was alive with excitement, energy, and nostalgia. My husband stayed home with the kids, and I ventured out on my own. I met a friend for dinner — a delectable meal void of macaroni and cheese, complemented with a cloth napkin, and paid for by my sweet friend. I ordered a glass of …
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Great books, and authors, may be headed your way.
The Wisconsin Book Festival 2009 began yesterday in Madison, WI. This annual festival began in 2002 and now draws about 15,000 people – all in the name of books and writing and the love of reading. Wow, what a line-up. A whole slew of amazing authors are being hosted, heard, and admired as you read …
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What are you hiding under your pillow this week?
This week (September 26th-Oct 3rd) marks the 28th annual celebration of Banned Books Week. Interested in knowing what books have been challenged this year? Check out Robert P. Doyle’s Books Challenged & Banned in 2008-2009: Speak Read Know. Doyle compiled the list based on reports from the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, and you might be …
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