Readers Live Longer Than Non-Readers
If you’re over 50 years old and read a book for thirty minutes a day, you’re likely to outlive your non-reading peers, according to a new study published in the September 2016 issue of Social Science and Medicine.
Awesome Edgy Comics That Are Definitely NSFW
Here are three ongoing comic series that explore difficult topics and taboo subjects. Sex Criminals is a series about two people who rob a bank to save a library. Bitch Planet looks at the way we treat women and hold them to impossible standards. And Morning Glories examines violence and youth (with some time travel thrown in for good measure).
Pokémon Go To The Library
Pokémon Go captures all the best elements of the pokémon games and tv show I watched growing up: exploring, discovering new pokémon and their abilities, the excitement of seeing a pokémon evolve, battling other players to become the best. If you want to go further, check out the Library’s collection of pokémon DVDs and books!
Lexi, Lily, and the Octopus
Steven Rowley’s debut novel Lily and the Octopus is about the bond between man and dog, between friends, and also lovers. It follows frustrated writer and chronic first-dater Ted and his dog, best friend ever and constant companion and confidant Lily, a 12-year-old dachshund who develops a brain tumor. Yes, it’s sad, and yes, it will probably make you cry.
After Orlando: A Book List
The world can be an ugly place. We are reminded of just how ugly with tragedies like the mass shooting in Orlando that left 50 people dead and more wounded. Hopefully this book list will help you heal.
So This Accordion Walks Into a Bar
Did you know that our region birthed the modern master of the accordion? Julie explores the prestigious career of Guy Klucevsek and invites you to attend a free performance on June 4!
Should We Have the Right to Die?
All My Puny Sorrows is a thought-provoking book that explores family relationships, suicide and whether or not we should be able to choose the manner of our own deaths.
Short Stories, Big Impact
Sherrie Flick’s new collection of flash fiction might come in teeny tiny packages, but these stories pack a punch.
The Beauty and Cruelty in Displacement
Deep Singh Blue tells the story of an immigrant Punjabi family living in rural California in the 1980s. The action centers around the teenage Deep Singh, who finds himself in an affair with a married woman in her twenties.
Stay Out of Trouble? Never!
The nine stories in Kelly Link’s Get In Trouble are fantastically dark and brooding, but not so dark as to leave you utterly depressed.