#BookFaceFriday “On the Road”
We just can’t wait to get on the road again . . . Passport services at the Library? That’s exactly what we’re talking about in this week’s NCompass Live and #BookFaceFriday! Which made “On the Road” by...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Sister Noon”
Who’s up for a little #BookFace intrigue? Take a trip to San Francisco, circa 1890 with this week’s #BookFace title. Get to know Ms. Lizzie Hayes as she navigates upper-class society as a middle-aged...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Black Cherries”
This #BookFace seemed ripe for the picking… Black Cherries by Grace Stone Coates (Bison Books, 2003) is a reprint of the original 1931 title. “In this series of linked stories the child narrator, Veve,...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Night Circus”
Welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth! #BookFaceFriday! Join us under the big top for the magic, mystery, and romance that is “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgenstern (Random House Audio, 2011). Braver...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Prodigal Summer”
It’s a jungle out there, #BookFaceFriday fans! Can’t you just feel the heat radiating from this rain forest setting? Oh, wait, that’s just the local weather! Set over the course of a particularly humid...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Under the Harrow”
New Books = New #BookFaceFridays! Has your book club been on the hunt for new reads? The NLC Book Club Kit collection is here to help! We’ve recently added several new titles to the collection, one of...
View Article#BookFaceFriday – The Dewey Decimal System of Love
This #BookFaceFriday has love down to a (library) science… “For questions about love, and more particularly, inappropriate love, go the 306.7s.” If you’re searching your library’s catalog for a quick,...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “A Sister’s Memories”
#BookFaceFriday just loves a book with ties to the Good Life. If you’re in the mood for a fascinating non-fiction read check out the Nebraska Book Award-winning historical biography “A Sister’s...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Jigger Bunts”
This #BookFace was born a ramblin’ gamblin’ man. Do you just love a good Western? If that’s the case this #BookFaceFriday is for you! “Jigger Bunts” by Max Brand (Blackstone Publishing, 2019) was...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Because of Mr. Terupt”
This #BookFace is going back to school, back to school! …to prove to dad I’m not a fool. Just kidding, #BookFaceFriday never has to prove that. As all the kids, teachers, families, and librarians gear...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “How It Feels to Float”
Get swept away with this week’s #BookFaceFriday! Praised as “Profoundly moving,” “Frank [and] beautifully crafted” you will not be able to stop reading this week’s #BookFace! “How It Feels to Float” by...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Master Butchers Singing Club”
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do! Sing along with this week’s #BookFaceFriday! Written by National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Louise Erdrich” The Master Butchers Singing...
View ArticleFriday Reads & BookFace Friday: Bivouac by Kwame Dawes
I’m reading Bivouac by Kwame Dawes, and I’m reminded that the 1980s were more than a station on your satellite radio. (And does your 80s station play Burning Spear as well as Musical Youth?) The novel...
View ArticleBookFace Friday: You Were Always Mine, by Nicole Baart
When I was asked to read one of the books for this year’s Nebraska Book Festival, I immediately jumped at the chance to read You Were Always Mine, by Nicole Baart. As an adoptee from more than 50...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Woman in the Window”
I always feel like somebody’s watching me! It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . . In honor of Friday the 13th, check out “The Woman in the Window” by A.J. Finn (William Morrow, 2018) in the...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Boy in the Black Suit”
Everybody’s crazy for a sharp-dressed #BookFace! “The Boy in the Black Suit” by Jason Reynolds (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015) is the 2019 One Book for Nebraska Teens selection and a part of...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Alias Grace” by Margaret Atwood
Is this #BookFace a Femme Fatale or Innocent Maiden?! “Alias Grace” by Margaret Atwood (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017) is just one of several Atwood works in the NLC Book Club collection! Gear up for...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Maisie Dobbs” by Jacqueline Winspear
Hey, #BookFace fans, you can stand under my umbrella. We took advantage of yet another rainy day for this week’s #BookFaceFriday! “Maisie Dobbs” by Jacqueline Winspear (Soho Crime; 10th Anniversary...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “The Ghost of Fossil Glen” by Cynthia Defelice
This #BookFace is a graveyard smash! We are getting into the Halloween spirit with “The Ghost of Fossil Glen” by Cynthia Defelice (Square Fish, 2010.) It’s a 3-7 grade read with a teacher’s guide...
View Article#BookFaceFriday “Skeleton Man” by Joseph Bruchac
This #BookFace is sure to get your blood pumping! We are hitting our Halloween stride with this week’s #BookFaceFriday! “Skeleton Man” by Joseph Bruchac (HarperCollins, 2003) is a chilling...
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