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Biographies of B-Movie Icons
While some great film memories are created at the movie theatre, for many, great movie moments happen at home discovering cult gems, eerie classics, offering new perspectives and eventually a community of other fans. If you have an interest in cult cinema, B-Horror, and the personalities who brought them to our screens, check out these biographies below!
I Think the Cover was Green...
You’re looking for a book but can’t remember the title or author. Or many details of the plot, characters, setting.... Maybe you remember some detail from the cover: a moon, a person’s face, some books, a house. Maybe it was blue or red or yellow. We’ve all been there and it can be frustrating trying to find that elusive book you saw and know you wanted to read but can’t remember enough to search for now (or tell the librarian enough for them to help you find it). Here are a few options if the cover was green.
In A Creative Writing Slump...Snap Out of It!!
Spring is the season where literary journals are gearing up to open their pages for acceptances. You should be writing, but coming off of a bizarre winter season, you may be in a creative writing slump. No inspiration. No motivation. Here are some books that will help you snap out of it.
Spring Cleaning
It's almost that time of year again - are you ready for a good spring cleaning? Let us help you find new ideas or a little extra motivation!
Door stoppers you can't put down
These books may look intimidatingly big but give them a try and the pages will fly by!
Commuter Picks V: It’s time to practice your reading and riding!
Commuter Picks is back, and you’ve got a ticket to read! When I take two trains and a bus to work, I also ask commuters about their favorite book. If it’s in the DCPL catalog, I read it and recommend it to you!
Who Gets to Tell Black Women’s Stories?
Unerased and DC Public Library Present “Authors, Activists, Artists Speak! Writing Our Story, Righting Our History”