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Launchpad: The Wild Heavens, by Sarah Louise Butler
“The Wild Heavens is wonderfully crafted—each page is a catch of the breath, each chapter a crush of unfolding magic. This novel is why we read. …
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: How are Public Libraries & Librarians Responding to the Crisis?
It has now been over a month since my public library closed. I’ve tried several times to write this post, but my thoughts keep jumping all around as …
5 Cool Books to Order Right Now
Turn off that weird-ass tiger show, guys. Books are still happening.
Launchpad: Endlings, by Joanna Lilley
"A frightening reminder that Nature is our Mother and source of life." —David Suzuki
Launchpad: Misconduct of the Heart, by Cordelia Strube
A book you will love "like never tomorrow."
Launchpad: Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, by Beatriz Hausner
"Elegant, thirsty and visionary poems, echoing with song." —Tamara Faith Berger
Launchpad: All I Have Learned is Where I Have Been, by Joe Fiorito
"Wonderfully inventive and skillful in poetic form, while remaining casual, colloquial: the art of the street's voice." —A.F. Moritz
Launchpad: A Forest in the City, by Andrea Curtis
Imagine a city draped in green!
Launchpad: The Ballad of Samuel Hewitt, by Nick Tooke
An uncommon coming-of-age story as well as a thoughtful examination of the meaning of home and family.
Launchpad: Disappearing Minglewood Blues, by M.C. Warrior
"Gives us sharp and fascinating insights into the everyday and sweaty work world—dark, difficult and dangerous—of his three decades logging and commercial …