World loses a literary hero
Posted by STACY VOGEL on January 12, 2010 - 5:05 p.m.
Miep Gies, who helped hide the Frank family and saved Anne Frank's diary, died Monday.
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Second Big Read coming up
Posted by STACY VOGEL on January 8, 2010 - 10:25 p.m.
"Sun, Stone and Shadows" is the book selected for the second annual Big Read event.
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Enough of Austen
Posted by STACY VOGEL on December 7, 2009 - 5:13 p.m.
Even I'm a little sick of all the Jane Austen mania these days.
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New blog on the block
Posted by STACY VOGEL on December 2, 2009 - 5:05 p.m.
A Milton book blog endorses "Pride and Prejudice" and instantly gets my stamp of approval.
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Local lit
Posted by STACY VOGEL on November 24, 2009 - 2:41 p.m.
Books are even more fun when they take place in your backyard.
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Books for soldiers
Posted by STACY VOGEL on November 11, 2009 - 3:46 p.m.
An author is trying to make sure overseas troops are entertained.
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Twilight talks
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 27, 2009 - 8:26 p.m.
Just in time for the second movie, a discussion of "Twilight: New Moon" at UW-Rock County.
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Pooh revisited
Posted by STACY VOGEL on October 1, 2009 - 5:01 p.m.
Winnie-the-Pooh is getting a new sequel. Bother.
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In defense of reading
Posted by STACY VOGEL on September 26, 2009 - 7:16 p.m.
An author visit at UW-Madison has people buzzing.
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Comma sense
Posted by STACY VOGEL on September 14, 2009 - 5:12 p.m.
National Punctuation Day just happens to be my birthday. Coincidence?
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Go Big Read!
Posted by STACY VOGEL on September 1, 2009 - 1:13 p.m.
No, I didn't spell "red" wrong in the title. It's the name of a community book read at UW-Madison.
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Poverty book discussions coming up
Posted by STACY VOGEL on August 24, 2009 - 9:43 a.m.
Vision 2020 will host book discussions of "Nickle and Dimed" and "The Glass Castle" in the coming weeks.
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Erin go book!
Posted by STACY VOGEL on August 3, 2009 - 4:30 p.m.
Get in touch with your Irish side at Books and Brew on Aug. 12.
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Sunny day, sweeping the clouds away...
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 29, 2009 - 5:13 p.m.
Who'd have thought I'd get so engrossed in a book about "Sesame Street"?
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A cure for Harry Potter withdrawal
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 18, 2009 - 1:54 p.m.
Twitter just got a whole lot more fun.
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Book --> film summer
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 6, 2009 - 4:05 p.m.
A bunch of my favorite books are being adapted to films this summer.
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Puppy (and kitty) tales
Posted by STACY VOGEL on June 8, 2009 - 6:04 p.m.
A story in today's paper takes me back to my days reading to the family pets.
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Hedberg welcomes visitors from the east
Posted by STACY VOGEL on May 29, 2009 - 2:05 p.m.
Delegates from Azerbaijan will visit Janesville next week.
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Sowing the seeds
Posted by STACY VOGEL on May 18, 2009 - 4:18 p.m.
A new library program wants to sow the seeds of literacy in our youngest community members.
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Vacation reads
Posted by STACY VOGEL on May 13, 2009 - 2:08 p.m.
A good vacation read is like a decadent dessert.
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