Tolkien’s Silmarillion

The universe that JRR Tolkien created in his books is richly textured and expansive. Middle Earth is an amazing creation from one of the most beloved writers of the 20th … Continued





A Lifelong Love of Reading

The simple act of reading to your child, even an infant, helps to build their early literacy skills. Those skills will support them when they are old enough to start learning how to read on their own. But, wait! The goodness doesn’t stop there.


Best of BARD: October 2017

In October, Sue Grafton leapt up one spot from her place in September.  Otherwise, all of October’s top downloads are new titles and new authors.  Do you know what that … Continued



Get to Know the Discworld

A librarian who happens to be an orangutan (and likes it that way, thank you very much). An enchanted piece of luggage that follows its owner everywhere, whether he wants … Continued


Lovecraft!

I find that readers either like HP Lovecraft or hate him, or have never heard of him before.  Not many are ambivalent.  The man wrote wonderfully creepy and demented books, … Continued