Yesterday we had a wonderful program at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System with Princeton Professors Maria DiBattista and Deborah Nord authors of At Home in the World. I personally haven't read it, but I'm told that it is a great book and will grow your To Be Read list!Title: At Home … Continue reading Book Recommendation – At Home in the World
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Jane Sighting!
Jane Austen made a few appearances this week on Jeopardy.I took a short video of the one appearance.
Wordless Wednesday #158
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Book Recommendation – Manga Classics: Emma
Title: Manga Classics: EmmaAuthor: Jane AustenStory Adaptation: Stacy King, Crystal S. ChanArt: Ps TseSynopsis: Just in time for the 200th Anniversary, Manga Classics: Emma brings Jane Austen's classic tale of youthful folly and romantic exuberance to a modern audience with this beautiful, new manga adaptation. The impulsive match-making of Emma Woodhouse delivers both humor and heartache … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Manga Classics: Emma
Wordless Wednesday #157
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First Line Friday – Autumn Masquerade
Happy First Day of Autumn! A Merry DanceChapter 1At the far end of the study was a desk set against a corner where, if a girl were overly curious and perpetually bored - as Lila was - she could hide away and entertain herself with both the thrill of being unseen and the snippets of … Continue reading First Line Friday – Autumn Masquerade
Program Information – At Home in the World: Book Talk with the Authors
September Reading Group
Title: The Cookbook CollectorAuthor: Allegra GoodmanPublication Date: July 2010Synopsis: Heralded as “a modern day Jane Austen” by USA Today, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Allegra Goodman has compelled and delighted hundreds of thousands of readers. Now, in her most ambitious work yet, Goodman weaves together the worlds of Silicon Valley and rare … Continue reading September Reading Group
Wordless Wednesday #156
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Wordless Wednesday #155
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