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A review of
Repossessed
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Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins is a hilarious account of a fallen angel (a demon
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Reviewed by Kelly - Central on October 16, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Kelly - Central on October 16, 2007 | 0 comments
A review of
The Inheritance of Loss
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When a book wins a major and prestigious literary prize, it gets a lot of attention and attracts readers. That has certainly been true for The Inheritance of Loss by
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Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on October 15, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Mary K. - Central on October 15, 2007 | 0 comments
The Sixth Annual Wisconsin Book Festival continues with programs to fit every reading taste! Here are the programs that are being hosted by the central library today:
Ethnic Melodies: Helping African American Children and Youth Enjoy Reading (A Teacher Resource Breakfast) 10:00 - 11:30 AM Local teacher and author Andreal Davis
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Reviewed by Library Staff on October 13, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Library Staff on October 13, 2007 | 0 comments
The Sixth Annual Wisconsin Book Festival continues with programs to fit every reading taste! Here are the programs that are being hosted by the central library on Sunday:
Seeking Tranquil Voices in Young Adult Literature: The Evolution of Self-Image 12:00 - 1:45 PM Three Wisconsin authors,
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Reviewed by Library Staff on October 13, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Library Staff on October 13, 2007 | 0 comments
The Sixth Annual Wisconsin Book Festival continues and today’s event at the Madison Public Library central location runs from 5:00 - 6:45 pm.
The event is a public reading by the seven Literary Arts Fellowship recipients for 2007: Judith Harway
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Reviewed by Library Staff on October 12, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Library Staff on October 12, 2007 | 0 comments
Consequences of Sin: an Edwardian Mystery
In Consequences of Sin: an Edwardian Mystery by Clare Langley-Hawthorne Ursula Marlow is not your typical heiress. She is an Oxford graduate and active in the suffrage movement. Yet she is caught between her widower father’s expectations that she does her duty by getting married and her desire for a career in journalism. Her life is forever changed when her friend calls in the
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Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on October 11, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Kathy K. - Central on October 11, 2007 | 0 comments
A review of
The End of the Alphabet
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Did anyone read Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn? I quite liked that book. I haven't read anything else even remotely similar in spirit until
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Reviewed by Molly - Central on October 10, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Molly - Central on October 10, 2007 | 0 comments
A review of
Becoming Shakespeare
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Ben Jonson famously wrote of his fellow playwright and poet William Shakespeare that 'he was not of an age but for all time.' Yet, frustratingly little concrete information survives from Shakespeare's life. In Becoming Shakespeare: The
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Reviewed by Katie H. on October 9, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Katie H. on October 9, 2007 | 0 comments
A review of
Queenpin
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Not sure how I heard about this one, probably off one of the many bookblogs I addictively read.
Queenpin by
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Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on October 8, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Katharine - Sequoya on October 8, 2007 | 0 comments
A review of
The Blue Death
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You won't be, when you're through reading The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink, by Robert Morris.
Sure, you might feel pretty secure when you're done with the first few chapters, about cholera outbreaks in London in the nineteenth century, and how a few
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Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on October 7, 2007 | 0 comments
Reviewed by Sarah - Alicia Ashman on October 7, 2007 | 0 comments

