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The Book Lovers Blog features literary news, book reviews, and announcements of book- and reading-related events at the libraries and elsewhere in Lincoln. Readers are encouraged to reply to postings with their own thoughts and opinions. The Book Lovers Blog will also keep you on top of all updates and additions to the BookGuide web site -- new booklists, updated New York Times Bestsellers lists, new displays, etc. This blog is available as an RSS feed by entering the link address from the icon below into your feed reader or aggregator, or by connecting from the actual blog itself!

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Latest Podcasts: 'Casting About Episode #52: Books, Movies & More! and One Book - One Lincoln Preview Discussion at A Novel Idea - June 30, 2010 Go to the Podcasts page
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Read, Discuss, Repeat
We encourage you to participate in our monthly shared reading experience. Every month, BookGuide will feature a new book with links to background information, discussion questions, similar reading material, and a place for reader comments about the selected title. So, check out what the latest selection is here, read it, then come back and leave your thoughts about the selected title (or any previously featured title), or respond to other reader's opinions!
Read, Discuss, Repeat
July 2010 Selection:
Don't Know Much About History
by Kenneth C. Davis

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Customer Reviews
A new customer-reviewed title "I have seen interviews with Michael Pollan and one was on this book. It really makes you think about what you are eating. The point that sticks out to me is: You s..."  [full comments]

Would you like to share your own reviews of books, CDs, DVDs, audio or video tapes, or read brief reviews from other local readers? Then stop by our Customer Reviews page, browse the existing reviews, and fill out our simple form to Submit Your Own Review! Go to the Customer Reviews page

Reader Lists
Time Magazine's Top 10 Fiction and Non-Fiction Books of 2009
-- submitted by BookMan

Beat the Reaper Windup Girl Lit Manhood for Amateurs
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Additional Online Resources
Browse through our collection of links to sites about Literature, Reading, Writing and Electronic Text Resources. Take a look at our specialized lists of Web sites related to Romance Fiction and Science Fiction & Fantasy! Go to the Web Resources for Readers page
The Writing Life - Author Interviews
Want to read some of the short author interviews that have appeared in the BookGuide Bulletin newsletter? Check out our archive here! Go to our Readalikes page
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