During senior year of high school, we had to read one very thick classic and write one very thick paper on it. We had all of second semester to do this, and a small pile of books from which to choose. I reached for Anna Karenina and opened to the first page, "Happy families are…
6 Nostalgic Stories to Read in the Dark
Get ready for Halloween by returning to some of your childhood nightmares... if you dare.
Banned Comics: Very Graphic Novels
During Banned Books Week, libraries across the country celebrate intellectual freedom, one of KCLS' guiding values. Calls to ban books continue to happen every year, and some of the most frequently challenged materials come in the form of comics and graphic novels. Why might that be? The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund explains: "Comics are challenged for all of…
5 Novels Set in Hotels (and One Cheat)
A couple of weeks ago, a BookMatch reader had a very specific request: she wanted a list of books set in hotels. It was such a fun list to put together I thought I'd share it here too! A Share in Death is a series-opener featuring Scotland Yard Detective Duncan Kincaid. Duncan's technically on vacation…
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