Books are good for the soul

If you need a book recommendation, you've come to the right place! And if you like Sherlock, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Merlin, The IT Crowd, pretty things, and food...well, you're still in the right place.

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For all the music lovers out there

A music lover writing about his love of music for other music lovers? YES, PLEASE. Reading The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Da...

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The man, the myth, the legend: Sir Paul McCartney

I should have known that I wouldn't be satisfied with simply borrowing a copy of The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present by Paul McCartney (with h...

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DNF Update 2021

As I was looking back at my book roundup for 2020, I realized that I had promised to make a DNF (Did Not Finish) post...and I definitely did...

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This is a lot.

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This tracks with my experience.

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I had a pretty great reading year even if the year itself was not quite so spectacular off the page. (You can probably relate.) I continued ...

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Graylag geese flying in formation with a boat | source

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Here’s a clip of David Tennant accepting the award featuring Michael Sheen 😄

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Intriguing concept with excellent follow-through

AI 2041: Ten Visions for our Future by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Quifan is a unique undertaking. AI 2041 seeks to explore the way that AI (Artif...

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I love Star Trek comics

Those of you who've been reading this blog for a while will know that there are some subjects near and dear to my heart. One of those is Sta...

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A cure for a reading slump

I read The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman as a buddy read with one of my coworkers (something that wonderfully started happening aro...

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Take a trip with a great book

First things first, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce was a delightful surprise. This is one of those instances where t...

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Caftans should be more of a thing

I have been singing the praises of The Guncle by Steven Rowley to almost every single person that I've spoken to recently. YA'LL. When it w...

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I thought I'd do a masterpost on the Slough House series by Mick Herron (at least at the point I've gotten to which is to the 4th book). If...

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Phenomenal fantasy series

In my quest to read books that feature LGBTQIA characters, the Wayward Children series came to my attention. [A/N: It's a Hugo and Nebula Aw...

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Should I have quit reading?

I became conflicted while reading How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates about halfway through because the news broke about his les...

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Today I learned

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Free Audiobooks and Ebooks on OVERDRIVE.

Free Graphic Novels (DC, Marvel, Image, etc), Music, TV shows, and music on HOOPLA.

Free music that you can KEEP on FREEGAL

You are PAYING for all this with your tax money - USE THEM. Most likely systems will have all 3 or 2 out of 3, so if you aren’t sure call your local library’s reference/information desk and how you can get set-up or started.

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Hey, highkey from a library worker: 

Overdrive has a new mobile app called LIBBY I find it easier to use.  It’s the same content as Overdrive just better for mobile.  Overdrive and Libby both let you send items to your kindle as well.  

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Can confirm Overdrive is amazing. 

I work in the largest library system in my state (17 branches in total).

I use it not only for ebooks, but movies as well.

Other FREE resources to check with your library for are:

Freegal Music (download and keep music, including current music)

Hoopla Digital (borrow ebooks, e-audiobooks, e-graphic novels, stream movies)

Kanopy (stream movies; also available on Roku!)

Axis360 (usually hot or just released ebooks)

If you don’t have a library card…

GET ONE!

If someone says libraries are a thing of the past…

BOOP THEM IN THE NOSE WITH YOUR KINDLE!

Don’t discount libraries as “quiet” places. 

THEY ARE ALIVE!!!

THEY ARE LOUD!!!

THEY ARE YOUR DOORWAYS TO KNOWLEDGE!!

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Also if you can’t find something particular at your library and want to support local book stores, Libro.fm is basically the exact same thing as audible, but it lets you choose an indie bookstore to purchase through instead of your money going to Amazon.

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borrowbox is another one!