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Of Witches and Vampires 9/17/2018 Categories: Books & ReadingAuthors Tags: witchesvampiresall soulsdeborah harknesstime's convert Best selling author Deborah Harkness' latest Time's Convert has our favorite vampires and witches!
Local Author Spotlight - Bailey Moore 5/23/2018 Categories: AuthorsBooks & Reading Tags: Check out this Q&A with a super cool 4th Grader!
Of Sonnets and Songs 4/25/2018 Categories: Authors Tags: poetrypoetsonnetshakespeare Commemorating National Poetry Month with Shakespeare.
Grace Lin: 2017 Books Alive! Author 4/26/2017 Categories: Books & ReadingAuthors Tags: kids free eventdowntownfree stuff A Q&A interview with this year's Books Alive! author, Grace Lin!
Seuss Revealed 2/20/2017 Categories: Books & ReadingAuthorsReading Tags: Read Across AmericaDr. Seuss In which we explore the hidden works of Theodor Seuss Geisel.
Remembering Harry 8/1/2016 Categories: AuthorsBooks & ReadingStaff Tags: harry pottermagicj k rowling Staff reminisce about reading the Harry Potter series as we get ready for the Cursed Child.
Dan Santat: 2016 Books Alive! Author 5/10/2016 Categories: AuthorsBooks & ReadingKids Tags: dan santatbooks aliveKidschildren A Q&A with award winning children's author and illustrator Dan Santat.
Alternative Shakespeare 4/28/2016 Categories: Books & ReadingAuthors Tags: shakespearewilliam shakespeare If you were never blown away by Julius Caesar or Hamlet, try some of these off-kilter tales dealing with The Bard.
HPL Remembers To Kill a Mockingbird 2/19/2016 Categories: AuthorsBooks & ReadingStaff Tags: to kill a mockingbirdgo set a watchmanharper leeatticus finchscout finch HPL staff reminisce about the impact of Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird.
Six Literary Heroines That Inspired Renee Ahdieh 10/28/2015 Categories: AuthorsTeens Tags: author of the month Learn what famous female characters inspired November's Featured Author for Teens, Renee Ahdieh.