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What do you like to read, Rutland?
Provided image By Lyndsey Runyan Confessions of an Actual Librarian I thought I would preface this whole thing by saying that I am not a writer. Well, I have never thought of myself as a writer,...
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The unlikely electronic savior
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN This summer I flew out of town for a family wedding in Detroit. For some strange reason, I decided to take only one book with me, but of course I...
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Required reading: The best books of 2012
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN By the time you read this, it will already be 2013. This year flew by for me. My goal was to read 65 books this year, but I only read 54. I blame...
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Comic relief: 5 must-read graphic novels
‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Since I started working as a librarian I can’t count the times people have told me that they hate graphic novels or...
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Book (pre)view: What to read in 2013
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Even though I order many books every week for the library, I still sometimes struggle to find an amazing book to read. I pursue the stacks looking,...
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Warm reads for cold nights
Provided By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Since last winter was a bust, this is my first “real” winter in Vermont. February dragged on and on and now in the first week of March, it...
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Listen to This!: Audiobooks worth paying attention to
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Living in Vermont can mean a lot of driving; even more so in the summer with road trips to swimming holes and tubing spots. I try to take advantage...
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Dystopia: Great reads about bad places
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN I can’t wait until “Catching Fire” (the sequel to “The Hunger Games”) comes out on the big screen. Jennifer Lawrence makes a kickass, stunning...
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Stuff your face with these cookbooks
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN I love reading cookbooks. I grew up in a family who knew collectively how to cook about six things for dinner. Luckily, everything was fresh, for...
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Beyond ‘Game of Thrones’: Other great fantasy reads
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Maybe you have heard of “Game of Thrones?” It’s the hugely popular HBO series (the first two seasons are always checked out at the library)....
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Meet your maker: 6 books to geek out to this summer
By LYNDSEY RUNYAN CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN Sad to say, but this will be my last column at the Reader. It has been an awesome first year of this hip, new paper, and I am so happy I had the...
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Peculiar packaging: Never judge a book by its cover
By RANDAL SMATHERS CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN There is a generally good-natured debate between readers of e-books and those who prefer ink-on-paper as to which is the better medium. I confess...
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Reading into the world of online books
By RANDAL SMATHERS CONFESSIONS OF AN ACTUAL LIBRARIAN So I talked a little bit last column about the medium being part of the message with books and e-books. For those who read mostly paper-and-ink,...
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Warm words: Hunker down with these cold-weather reads
By JANET CLAPP BOOKS CORRESPONDENT Winter is the perfect season for reading. I like to curl up in a nest of blankets while it’s cold, dark and dangerous outside and immerse myself in other worlds...
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Laugh lines: 5 books that will put a smile on your face
By JANET CLAPP BOOKS CORRESPONDENT Laughter is the best medicine. I still remember one day as a child when I was home sick and I spent the entire day reading through a stack of “Peanuts” cartoon books...
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Romantic reads: Reading love stories across genres and time
By JANET CLAPP BOOKS CORRESPONDENT Pink paper hearts and red boxes of chocolates stacked on store shelves remind me that Valentine’s Day approaches. The holiday of romance, of love, of storybook happy...
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Reading with class: Between seasons, get your “Downton Abbey” fix in print
JANET CLAPP | Books Correspondent If you’re a fan of “Downton Abbey,” as I am, you may be delighted to know that the publishing world has taken notice of its popularity and produced a number of...
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Her Story: The History of women, in books
By Janet Clapp | Confessions of an actual librarian. March has many faces: snowy, windy, sunny, warm, muddy. March also has many names: National Nutrition Month, Irish-American Heritage Month,...
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Vermont in Verse: A small state with rich poetry – and many verses to consider
BOOKS | By JANET CLAPP Every April I plan to read poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. Since poems are often short and could easily fit into a busy schedule, this should not be difficult....
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Undercover: Spy stories can take you away from the everyday
BOOKS CHECKED OUT | By Janet Clapp Do you ever imagine a life of intrigue, disguises, secret codes, undercover drops, and clandestine meetings? Spy stories can take us out of the everyday world in...
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