Theodore Roosevelt
The Rise of the Theodore Roosevelt (DB 14168) by Edmund Morris is my current nightcap book. That is the book I read in bed to gently break my attention from … Continued
Good Books Ruin Lives
Baskets of laundry lay wrinkling, longing to be folded or hung. Plants are thirsty. The carpet needs a thorough vacuuming. Family members shushed and neglected. I’m moving next week, and … Continued
Based on a True Story…. Sort of.
How often has that sentence led to a disappointing look-up after reading a book or watching a movie? The idea that Truth is stranger then Fiction is nice but often … Continued
Playing Dectective
Recently I started back watching the BBC series Sherlock. I had seen the first two seasons and then just never had time to devote to the series. Coincidentally, my interest … Continued
Short and Sweet: Watch With Me and six other stories
Wendell Berry’s collection of thematic short stories, Watch With Me DB 41335 follows the delightful life of one family in the early 1900’s in Port William, Kentucky: the gregarious farmer ‘Tol Proudfood … Continued
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius is probably most commonly famous for being the Emperor that gets killed by a conniving Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator. This lack of good knowledge of Marcus Aurelius would … Continued
My Continued Pilgrimage Through Agatha Christie
A few months ago, I wrote a staff pick article about Agatha Christie and my first dive into her Hercule Poirot series. Since then I have gobbled up a couple … Continued
Ordering books online from LBPH
You may have heard we have a new computer system. If you’re one of our patrons who places orders online, checks the catalog online for comprehensive lists of books, or … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Still Walking
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD Still Walking by Rob Oliver was narrated by Tony Chiapetta and edited by Tony Chiapetta and … Continued
Krista Bremer on Love and an “Accidental Jihad”
I recently returned from a writing retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains. One of the teachers at the event: Krista Bremer, associate publisher of The Sun Magazine, taught workshops about … Continued