Category: Non-fiction
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The Best Book and Song Pairings from Taylor Swift’s New Album, Midnights
Didn’t get a ticket for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour? Don’t despair. Think of all the money you saved when jamming out instead to Midnights along with a good book instead. The librarians at Libby, an app for borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more that let’s you borrow from your local library for free, went track…
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Haunted Lighthouses: Scary Tales of the Great Lakes
Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state and about 40 of those are rumored to be haunted by the spirits of former keepers, mariners and others with ties to these historic beacons. Inside the pages of Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses, long-time researcher, writer and promoter of all things Michigan, Dianna Stampfler, shares stories of…
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Straight Bourbon: Distilling the Industry’s Heritage by Carol Peachee
“Bourbon is a legacy of blue grass, water and Kentucky limestone,” Carol Peachee tells me when I ask what makes Kentucky bourbon so prized. Limestone? Water? Bluegrass? What’s that have to do with fine bourbon? Turns out it’s quite simple. According to Peachee, the limestone filters the iron out of the water as it flows…
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A Terrified Puppy and a Life Re-Examined: The Lessons Love Teaches Us
A very anxious dog teaches a couple how love stretches our capacity for compassion and caring.
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Big names lined up for Ireland’s Dalkey Book Festival
The Dalkey Book Festival, held in Dalkey, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland is hosting myriad speakers and authors this June including Sally Rooney, John Banville, Fiona Hill, Simon Schama, and Catherine Belton.
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