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Award-winning book writer and illustrator Edward Gorey has a museum. Rumor has it, he probably wouldn’t have loved the idea of his home being turned into a museum after his death in 2000, but thankfully …

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Once in a while, we just have to share some amazing products available for book lovers. This month, we’re featuring bookends. These are some of the most unique, fun bookends we can find. We hope …

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Where do you write, Wendy?In my office at home, though sometimes I like to take my laptop out to my back porch. I have also written in hotel rooms and I plan on spending a …

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By Jennifer Noble
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 I went on a recent exploration of the Sioux City Art Center  in Sioux City, Iowa, and had a blast!  I knew there was a Da Vinci exhibit on the way, so …

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Intended to educate and motivate the five book Fish on Kids book series gets kids inspired to put down the smart phone and pick up the fishing rod.
With a career in the American Sportsfishing Association …

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As the author of four books about C. S. Lewis and his works, I am often asked for advice about touring the sites in Ireland and England related to this twentieth century author of The …

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Guest Post: AnyBook
Reader on the Road
Maintaining daily reading habits with your children can get a bit tricky on a family road trip. For families with earlier readers (like ours), options for reading while driving including using …

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By Jennifer Bertram
Maybe it was the relatively limited selection in my small hometown’s public library, my voracious reading appetite, or a connection I felt to the heroine, but I was arguably the biggest fan of …

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Minnesota’s Twin Cities – Minneapolis and St. Paul – are filled with thriving independent bookstores. At a time when most indies are being pushed out by the bigger chains or online ordering, these stores continue …

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The dinner list – it’s a game we played one night at the coffee shop. Who would you invite to dinner, living or dead? We heard a lot of Martin Luther King, Jesus Christ, Abraham …

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  Visiting the Windy City doesn’t have to include the usual tourist spots. Whatever your itinerary, we’ve created a list of five books about Chicago that will hlep you see the city in a new light!
 
Chicken …

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It was a casual conversation that changed my life. Right after I was born my mother spoke with someone at work who told her since she had a little girl, she needed to get a …

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I, Lance Zarimba, have a notebook or my netbook with me where I go.  I never know when inspiration or an idea will strike.  Sometimes free time happens, and I hate to waste it.  My …

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Monkeys, bears, camels and pigs – you see them all at the zoo. While most kids are familiar with zoo animals, we can recommend a few newer (or classic) zoo-related books to entertain them before …

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Really, is there anything better than hearing a kid laugh?
Joke books are a great way to pass the time in the car on road trips. One of our family favorites is United Jokes of America, …

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Swap a box of books with other moms and expose your kids to all kinds of new authors and books!
thredUP, a website where moms can exchange clothing and books in a unique new way to recycle, has expanded …

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It takes about eight hours to travel South Dakota by car from border to border. I am so thankful I don’t have to travel in a wagon like the Ingalls family did in the 1800s. …