Tolkien’s Two Towers
Recently I wrote on this blog about re-reading Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring. I enjoyed getting back into that book so much that I moved on to the next in the … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: Another Insane Devotion
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. Another Insane Devotion: On the Love of Cats and Persons was written … Continued
Historical Fiction Read: Out of This Furnace
As a Pittsburgh native recently returned to the region and looking to dig back into the local experience, I decided the family saga and local classic Out of This Furnace … Continued
CS Lewis’s Space Trilogy
Most people have heard about the most famous series by CS Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, but I want to talk about his science fiction. Lewis wrote a series of … Continued
Best of BARD: September 2017
In September Grisham was kicked out of first place after two consecutive months. Lee Child overtook him with a collection of short stories about Jack Reacher entitled No Middle Name. … Continued
Attack of the Pumpkin Spice Everything!
Some would rather gag on a gourd instead of enjoy the onslaught of pumpkin inspired products that crop up this time of year. I, unfortunately for those of you, am not one of … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: You Are One
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or for download from BARD. You Are One was selected by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh as a … Continued
Candide, or Optimism
Do you think that we live in the best of all possible worlds? I don’t. And neither did Voltaire. Although written in the 18th century, his novel Candide, or Optimism (DB31736) … Continued
Best of BARD: August 2017
For the second month in a row, John Grisham’s Camino Island comes out on top with the most downloads by LBPH patrons in Western Pennsylvania. But King Patterson, never to … Continued
New Locally Produced Title: The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper
LBPH is proud to share a new locally produced title available for loan or download from BARD. The Autobiography of F.B.I. Special Agent Dale Cooper: My Life, My Tapes was … Continued