Are you in a reading rut? When you are a fan of a certain genre, it can be easy to read so many similar books that you end up asking yourself, have I read this one already? When the book covers all start to blur together and you can solve the mystery by page twenty,... Continue Reading →
Read This Next
Are you a reader who likes personal recommendations and some conversation about their next reads, but doesn’t have time to watch a video episode? The Read This Next podcast is here for you! Find us on your favourite podcast platform like Apple podcasts or Stitcher and search for Read This Next. You can stream or... Continue Reading →
High Concept Romantic Comedies
This week on Read This Next, Laura and Nicole are talking high concept romantic comedies. Wondering what that is, exactly? It's the sort of plot that can be described in a sentence or two - the ones that get made into movies, like two people get stuck in a broken down elevator. Check out these... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Christmas 2020
With less than a month to go before Christmas, excitement is growing while at the same time we’re aware that Christmas is going to be different this year. With that in mind, how are we to prepare for Christmas? There are lots of suggestions on various web sites about taking Christmas virtual, but, let’s not... Continue Reading →
Read This Next – Video Games!
Notes from the fall 2020 edition of Read This Next. Watch this and past episodes on the TBPL Facebook page or YouTube channel. Books with Buzz Assassin's Creed: Assassins Vol.1: Trial by Fire by Anthony Del Col (Goodreads Author), Conor McCreery, Neil Edwards (Illustrations) Based on the popular game series, this graphic novel follows a fresh inductee into... Continue Reading →
Fall Teen Programs and Events
Hello my fellow bookworms! Fall is on its way which means a whole new season of teen events are now in the works! As I said last month, our events have found a new home on Discord, where you can log-in, visit with friends, and access fun events like JackBox TV for game night! The... Continue Reading →
Read This Next – Fairytales!
Notes from the summer 2020 edition of Read This Next. Watch this and past episodes on the TBPL Facebook page or YouTube channel. Books with Buzz THE FAIRY GODMOTHER by Mercedes Lackey (Book 1 in a series) In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale..Elena... Continue Reading →
Read This Next – Zombies
Notes from the upcoming July 3 edition of Read This Next. Watch this and past episodes on the TBPL Facebook page or YouTube channel. Highlights from cloudLibrary: GARDENING FOR THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE by Isabel Lloyd and Phil Clarke Climate change? Brexit? Screaming brain-biters? Don't lose the plot – this book can help! Irreverent, straightforward and... Continue Reading →
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