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April Reading, On the Move

April Reading, On the Move

I’ve visited some gorgeous libraries this trip, although I haven’t been reading as much as usual. Between all the walking and gawking and eating pasta, I’ve managed a few books. So here is my April Reading post, which does skew toward Armchair Travel. . .

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Bourgeois Marriage to Serial Murder — My Reading Has Range!

Bourgeois Marriage to Serial Murder — My Reading Has Range!

I’ve been doing very well with Holds I’ve placed on books from the Vancouver Public Library. A bit too well, really, and I’m currently reading madly through a Pico Iyer travel memoir (five reading days…

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Spoiled for Choice, An Embarrassment of Riches, Too Many Books? — Never!

Spoiled for Choice, An Embarrassment of Riches, Too Many Books? — Never!

First of all, let me say what a difference my membership at the Vancouver Public Library has made to my reading patterns this past year. The ability to download e-books, even from different countries while…

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Recent Reading Adventures — the Public Library and Beyond. . .

Recent Reading Adventures — the Public Library and Beyond. . .

After years of not using the public library, relying instead on the academic libraries of my grad schools and then of the university I taught at, I finally renewed my membership at the library in…

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