ShareReads: The Movie Star and the Doctor
Frances Farmer (1913-1970) was an American film and stage actress better remembered today for her traumatic private life than her professional accomplishments. In the early 1980s, Jessica Lange was...
View ArticleShareReads: Caution School Zone!
As I was driving to work I realized traffic was busier than usual. Unaware of the start of the school year I was smack dab in the middle of blinking lights, stop signs, twenty-five miles per hour...
View ArticleShareReads Wrap Up 2012
The days have flown by, and here we are at the end of another summer of fulfilling reading. Adult Summer Reading participants have until September 4 to turn in forms and be eligible for prizes. Revisit...
View ArticleShareReads: Groundbreaking Reads
The DeKalb County Public Library kicks off its 6th Annual Summer Reading for Adults program beginning May 25 and ending July 31, 2013. This year’s theme is Groundbreaking Reads. Hold up before you...
View ArticleShareReads: Cryptonomicon
As long-term readers of DCPLive know, I am a big fan of the science fiction genre. In past ShareReads posts, I’ve talked about the sub-genres of space opera and cyberpunk, and this year, I am going to...
View ArticleShareReads: Finishing the Hat
If I could choose to be any Broadway composer of the 20th century, my choice would be Stephen Sondheim. While I love the music of Richard Rodgers, Fritz Loewe and any theater work Leonard Bernstein...
View ArticleShareReads: I don’t read that!
I’ve always been one of those folks who claims to never read non-fiction books, but, as I started thinking about what to write about and reviewed the list of books I’ve read in the past few months, I...
View ArticleShareReads: Anti-Summer Books
I never understood the concept of a summer read. It’s supposed to be light, breezy, and fun, right? Well, I’ve always gone the exact opposite route. This summer, I decided to revisit Gitta Sereny’s...
View ArticleShareReads: A View From the Peanut Gallery
For anyone who loves sci-fi and/or fantasy, the Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins was a treat. It held you enthralled until the very end and when the movie came out, it was greeted with cheers. Although...
View ArticleShareReads: Adventures with the Classics
When I was 14, I went into the school library and checked out a copy of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. Later that day, my English teacher saw me carrying it in the hallway. She raised an eyebrow and said,...
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