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Escape to Christmas: New Holiday Novels for 2021!
Charles Dickens may be credited with inventing the Christmas story but, judging by the surge in popularity of the Christmas themed novel...
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Dec 16, 2021
Born On This Day: Jane Austen December 16, 1775
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen was...
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Oct 4, 2021
Born on this Day: Richard Wagamese October 4, 1955
Richard Wagamese described himself as a second-generation survivor of Canada’s residential school system and used the trauma he...
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Sep 25, 2021
Born on this Day: Shel Silverstein September 25, 1930
Shel Silverstein was an American illustrator, cartoonist, playwright, songwriter, and poet, best known for his children’s books, The...
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Sep 15, 2021
Born On This Day: Agatha Christie September 15, 1890
Many modern readers know Agatha Christie as the quintessential Queen of Crime. During her writing career, Christie wrote 66 detective...
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Sep 12, 2020
Author Spotlight: Stephen King
I recently finished King's non-fiction book On Writing: a memoir of the craft. It was one of those books that had me changing my entire...
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Aug 14, 2020
Simcoe Reads 2020
For the first time, libraries across Simcoe County are participating in a reading event called Simcoe Reads. This community-based program...
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Jun 20, 2020
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
"Snow lands on top." ———A Snow family expression from Suzanne Collins's new book,The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins has...
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Jun 6, 2020
Book and Podcast Pairings To Get Your Happy Going
You've heard about SGN with John Krasinski (the new COVID-19-inspired positive news channel on YouTube), but how about some of the many...
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Apr 22, 2020
I Loved This Book
“We lose ourselves in the things we love. We find ourselves there, too.” —Kristin Martz Have you ever crumbled under the weight of being...
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Apr 16, 2020
Book Shelfie
There is nothing better than a personal home library -- big or small! We'd love to see your book shelves. Send us your photos and we'll...
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