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National Poetry Month 5/6/2020 Categories: Houston Poet LaureateReadingBooks & Reading Tags: #HoustonPoetLaureate#poetrymonth#poetry#writing#reading Our Poet Laureate has new broadsides to share this month!
HPL Reads 4/9/2020 Categories: Books & ReadingCommunityLifestyleReading Tags: book clubsonline book clubsGoodreadshpl reads Join our online book club for grown-ups!
Thought-provoking Reads for Hispanic Heritage Month 9/28/2018 Categories: Books & ReadingReadingHistory Tags: hhmHispanic Heritage MonthLibroFEST Delve into history, identity, culture and more with these books celebrating hispanic heritage!
Vacations To Die For 8/7/2018 Categories: Books & ReadingReading Tags: summer 2018Horrorthrillersscary vacationsliving your best life If you didn't get away this summer, don't be sad! Be glad you didn't end up like some of these characters.
Crime Novels Go Outback 7/24/2018 Categories: Books & ReadingReading Tags: crime novelsMysteriesthrillersnew titles The next wave of must-read thrillers has arrived.
Stay Woke in 2018 3/13/2018 Categories: Reading Tags: Raise your awareness with this, the essential reading list for maximum wokeness in 2018.
The Luckiest Good Girl with Tattoos on the Train Who is Now Gone. No? 1/2/2018 Categories: Reading Tags: Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, 5th book in the Millennium Series was recently released.
Book Spine Poetry 5/24/2017 Categories: ReadingTrend Tags: poetryWord Artchildren's booksYA Check out these book titles masquerading as poems.
#CoverCrush: International Editions of Best Sellers 3/11/2017 Categories: Books & ReadingReading Tags: eye candycover artinternational books So much can be said for the impact of eye candy.
Seuss Revealed 2/20/2017 Categories: Books & ReadingAuthorsReading Tags: Read Across AmericaDr. Seuss In which we explore the hidden works of Theodor Seuss Geisel.