Tag: Books
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Emerald Coast Review 2021
The West Florida Literary Federation (WFLF)’s Emerald Coast Review (ECR) has published the voices of regional writers in an anthology since 1989. This year marks the 21st volume. It is available for purchase on Amazon. You will find Lori O’Gara’s contribution on page 116. It is a bittersweet memory of her childhood and a tribute to…
Lori O’Gara
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Why Do We Read Fantasy Novels?
The Reality of Escapism Why are we drawn to the fantastical imagination of stories? Reading is the ultimate escape. By reading you can tune out the world. I have been known to not even hear what is happening in the same room that I am sitting in when I read. Escapism allows a reprieve or…
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Be a Free Reader
My TBR list plays nice. A librarian without a To Be Read list of books is unheard of where I live. A bibliophile without a stack of TBR books is a joke. A librarian without a waiting list of recommendations of at least one hundred books is a myth. That person exists where the unicorns…
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I am a Hypocritical Reader
Why I’d rather not read what you’re reading. Two of my bookshelves custom built by my husband in our home library. I admit it. I am a book hypocrite. It is part of my job and my personality to recommend books. I am a librarian by day and a writer by the light of candle..and all…
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The Way I See It
All us Facebook and internet voyeurs have seen this picture before. I stole it…um…borrowed it from Facebook. I like it because it is exactly how I see libraries, any small stack of books or randomly placed manuscript. There are unlimited possibilities to what you can discover, feel, learn, and experience in reading or listening to…