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September 23, 2021

New Hobbies

Do you need a new hobby? Here are 8 books to help you get your hands busy! Here’s the list in …
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September 16, 2021

Contemporary Hispanic-American Fiction

It’s Hispanic American Heritage Month and we’re kicking it off with a collection of contemporary fiction from Hispanic American authors. Drop …
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September 9, 2021

Redecorate

Tired of your space? Check out these books for redecoration inspiration! Here they are in the catalog –  https://decorah.biblionix.com/?booklist=27161     City …
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September 2, 2021

Movie Night Bundles

Tired of trying to decide what to watch? We’re here to help! Decorah Public Library is launching a new service called …
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September 2, 2021

Westerns Upended

Horses. Cowboys. Gunfights. Genderfluid outlaws? If you’ve written off Westerns because of their stereotypes, make like Annie Oakley and give one …
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August 26, 2021

Contemporary Poetry

Wondering if you should be reading more poetry? Here are 8 collections to spend time exploring. Here’s the list in the …
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August 17, 2021

Campus Novels

Summer is ending and school is starting, so here are 8 novels set on college campuses. Not sure where to start? …
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August 11, 2021

Left-Field Short Story Collections by Women

Call them magical realism, call them fairytale-esque, call them gothic body horror, call them speculative fiction, call them whatever you want …
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August 5, 2021

Maps

This week, we’ve got a list of books to help you make sense of your world! Check out these books about …
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July 30, 2021

Myths Retold By Women

Love. War. Deceit. Betrayal. Tricksters. Gods. Trickster Gods. Mythology has it all. Here’s a selection of some of the best recently-published …
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July 23, 2021

Nordic Books

It’s Nordic Fest in Decorah this week, so here are 8 books that explore the 5 Nordic countries. (We’ll save you …
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July 8, 2021

Essay Collections

This week, we’ve got a list of essay collections for you. From John Green’s funny, deeply humane Anthropocene Reviewed to Marilynne …
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July 1, 2021

New Romance Novels Pt. 2

Welcome to Round 2 of our New Romance Novels List! Eagle-eyed readers will notice we’re using the same intro as last …
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June 24, 2021

New Romance Novels Pt. 1

It’s hot and steamy outside, so pick up a book to match. New contemporary and historical romance novels just hit the …
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June 9, 2021

Graphic Novels and Memoirs

Picture books aren’t just for kids! This week, we’ve got a list of 10 graphic novels and memoirs for adults who …
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May 30, 2021

Road Trip Books

What better way to celebrate summer than with a road trip. Whether you’re planning an actual road trip, just doing some …
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May 24, 2021

Technological Dystopias

Who says summer is just for beach reads? These 9 books are technological dystopias, which is a genre that explores what …
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May 13, 2021

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

We’re celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with 10 books from diverse APA authors. These run the gamut from deeply human …
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January 2, 2019

The Best Books I Read in 2018

I won’t bother you with a lengthy preamble, but I would like to clarify one thing before I begin: this is …
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June 27, 2016

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by Jack Thorne

Review by Aaron Larson Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts I & II A new play by Jack Thorne Based …