Top 100 Thrillers?
As you may have already seen, NPR released the results of their audience selected 100 Best Thrillers of All Time. All in all, it is a pretty good list, although the words “Best” and “Dan Brown” should...
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This week marks one year since I last served as a full-time minister. In that period we have moved to Stillwater and I have embarked on a library career that will hopefully sustain me until retirement....
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I’m not sure how I am going to get all of this done but I will give it the old college try. Beginning next month I will be beginning a program here at my local library called “Buzzworthy Bistro.” It...
View ArticleThe Insufferability of Language
The other day I posted the following tweet: “If I read 1 more evangelical tweet about claiming my purpose, speaking into destiny or seizing my passion I will punch someone in the teeth.” Obviously,...
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Die Trying by Lee Child (Jack Reacher #2): Another pulse-pounding installment in this series. Jack Reacher is the highest grossing book character to NOT have a movie. Hopefully that will change soon....
View ArticleSomething In The Air
Ah, the greatest season of the year. College football kicks off in just a few more hours. For those of us who endure the rest of the year after football season ends this should be a national holiday....
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I have started a new monthly program at the Stillwater Public Library where I highlight new and upcoming book releases. Hopefully, this will be an avenue for people to become aware of books they might...
View ArticleReflections On Banned Book Week
When I began library school, the Intellectual Freedom component of librarianship was what I first gravitated to. The battle against close-minded individuals who would jeopardize free and unfettered...
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I firmly believe that some of the best literary work today is being done in the Young Adult field. It is a genre that bristles with heart and plot and is devoid of much of the despair and cynicism in...
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