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Essential Reading

Diane Alkier

Essential Reading: Humor

There can never be too much laughter in your life, so increase the dosage with some humorous reading. We’ve picked our favorite chuckle-makers for this month’s Essential Reading. Get ready…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | March 2020 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Rene Böhmer

Essential Reading: Crime

We’re focusing on crime, mystery and scary stories in this month’s Essential Reading recommendations. So if you like your reading material with some added tension, thrills or downright hair-raising horror,…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | November 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Moren Hsu

Essential Reading: Favorites From Our School Days

With the back to school season in full swing we asked our staff to recommend their favorites books from that time and got a mixed bag of reads which we…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | September 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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Essential Reading: Father’s Day

In honor of Father’s Day, in this month’s Essential Reading we are featuring books by male authors writing about life, parenting, and coming of age.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | June 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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Essential Reading: Mother’s Day

We are exploring the many colors of mothering with our reading recommendations this month with an “in the trenches” novel that will make you laugh out loud, an anthology of…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | May 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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Essential Reading: Children’s Books

This month’s Essential Reading focuses on books for children, including a science and nature picture book, a classic medieval tale, the story of a middle-school social experiment, and a boistorous…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | April 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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Essential Reading: Favorite Memoirs

We love reading memoirs for their ‘up close and personal’ look into other people’s lives. This month, we share three of our favorite celebrity memoirs with you.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | March 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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Essential Reading: Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, we are celebrating the words of Black female writers. Delve into Black womanhood, slavery, and identity—all framed by poetry with our staff recommendations.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | February 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Essential Reading – Books about Writing

If you’re a writer looking to hone your craft, this month’s Essential Reading post includes four reading recommendation that will help you on your way.

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | January 2019 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Essential Reading: Gift Recommendations

There’s nothing like a festive tale to get you in the Christmas mood and this month’s Essential Reading recommendations include a modern spin on a classic holiday story. Check that…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | December 2018 | By Nerys Copelovitz


Essential Reading: Books In A Row

Sometimes a story is so big it can’t be contained in one volume but needs a whole series to allow the plot to unwind. This month we recommend four series…

Essential Reading, Literary Reflections | November 2018 | By Nerys Copelovitz


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