Author Archives: Brad

Guys Book Group May 1st Meeting Is Complete with an Author Visit

Posted on April 16, 2013

This is just a friendly reminder that the Guys Book Group meeting on May 1st will include a visit from the author, Micheal Stedman. The book is ‘A’ is for Argonaut. Below is a description compliments of GoodReads. If it sounds … Continue reading →

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Computer Literacy

Posted on April 16, 2013

You may (or may not) have noticed an added entry on the little black bar above this post called Cross the Digital Divide. I’m here to give you the scoop on that. While e-books affect library patrons acutely, it’s far from the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Flowers for Algernon

Posted on March 19, 2013

I had honestly not even heard of this book until recently. I used to be embarrassed when my ignorance of a book was revealed. After all, I consider myself well-read and if there’s a famous book out there I should have … Continue reading →

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How About a Guys Book Group?

Posted on February 25, 2013

Are you a guy? Do you like to read? If you answered yes to these questions, why not join the Robbins Library’s Guys Book Group? Library director Ryan Livergood gathers guys at the Fox branch on the first Wednesday of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Arabian Nights

Posted on February 12, 2013

I had been meaning to read this for quite some time. The only trouble is there was no “this”. It’s a cleverly clothed collection of Middle Eastern fairy tales. Unlike the Brothers Grimm collection I have, this one attempts to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Secret Life of Pronouns

Posted on January 23, 2013

I wanted to like this book, I really did. In the grand tradition of Bill Bryson’s “Mother Tongue” and Lynne Truss’ “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” I love books about words and how we use them. So a book about what … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Just a Geek

Posted on January 9, 2013

This book combines a few of my favorite things: raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. No. Wait, those are the song lyrics. Sorry. What I meant to say was: technology, a nonconformist, and Star Trek. There. My secret’s out. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 27, 2012

For years I’ve wanted to start a new tradition: read A Christmas Carol during the Christmas Season. I’ve watched the Patrick Stewart version and even own A Muppet’s Christmas Carol (an underrated movie, that). This year, thanks to the Minuteman … Continue reading →

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Book Review: 1776

Posted on December 18, 2012

By the time I was halfway through 1776, I was wondering how on Earth our National Anthem isn’t God Save the Queen. The Battle of Bunker Hill was technically a loss and the taking of Boston went off with hardly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Sherlockian

Posted on December 9, 2012

Every since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I’ve loved Sherlock Holmes. I’ve read every story by Doyle and I’ve watched the majority of his film incarnations. There are those I give not a little leeway (Basil Rathbone), those I … Continue reading →

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