Love to read but you’re tired of being cooped up in your house from the long winter? We’ve got a few ideas for places where you can go and read in Durham, North Carolina now that the weather is warming up! Cocoa Cinnamon (Cafe) – 420 W. Geer Street Cocoa Cinnamon...
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New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer presents readers with a new novel, The Guest Cottage, as two single parents accidentally rent the same house – but then they begin to wonder if that’s all they want to share. Followers of romantic suspense novels may enjoy Colleen Cable’s The Inn...
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Wyoming’s beloved lawman takes on his coldest case yet in Craig Johnson’s Dry Bones as millions are at stake after a Cheynne rancher shows up dead – right after the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was found on his ranch. If you’ve ever wanted to know what an “enigmalogist” is,...
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If you’ve ever wanted to be an armchair traveler and visit France, you may love My Paris Dream by Kate Betts, available in Kindle eBook and Hardcover. Want something a bit more serious? Consider looking at The Double Life of Fidel Castro, Reagan: The Life, or A Spy Among Friends...
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We are all made of molecules, a novel by Susin Nielsen, reminds readers that all of us – even the academically brilliant but socially inept kids and the popular kids in school – are made up of the same stuff. If you grew up loving the classic A Thousand and...
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If you liked the books we mentioned in the 2014 Award Winners article, check out The Green Road, a new novel by a previous winner of the Man Booker Prize (Anne Enright). Fans of witty dialogue and propulsive narrative may enjoy Lisa Lutz’s How to Start a Fire, which is...
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Mother’s Day is this weekend on Sunday, May 11th. If your mom enjoys reading, consider picking up some of these gifts for mothers who still enjoy a good book from time to time! Mother & Daughter Letter Box Set “Includes one 20 page book (to share) & over 40 cards...
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Imitation is the highest form of flattery – and these Twitter accounts intend to keep a lot of these classic literature books alive through any means necessary. Love Shakespeare? Enjoy quotes from Mark Twain? Consider following some of these Twitter accounts: William Shakespeare, @shakespearesays What, pray, ist thou doing? Joined...
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HEADSTRONG by Rachel Swaby starts with a fascinating (and slightly infuriating) anecdote. The opening line: This book about scientists began with Beef Stroganoff. According to the New York Times, Yvonne Brill made a mean one. Yvonne Brill was a rocket scientist, and a brilliant one – but the New York...
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This week, the definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson hits the shelf. It’s a Long Story: My Life, available in Kindle eBook, Hardcover or Audio CD format, is “told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm” that Willie Nelson lived it. Joan River’s biography, written by her...
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