Danielle J.

  • Vegetarian Cooking with Flipster and eCookbooks

    Whether you are busier than ever or have found yourself with more time than you ever thought possible, you still need to eat! If you are interested in adding more vegetables to your diet, want to try meatless Mondays, or are just tired of your same old standards, the library has many great digital vegetarian… Continue reading

  • Films about Obsession Available for Streaming in Kanopy

    These days it’s hard not to be preoccupied with the pandemic. Are you constantly refreshing the news? Stuck on social media? If so, here are three films about obsession to help you get out of your head and into someone else’s. Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo are all in peak form in… Continue reading

  • Rock Operas and Concept Albums

    By Danielle J. You know Tommy and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, but what about contemporary rock operas or concept albums? One of my favorite bands, Titus Andronicus, just released a rock opera composed of twenty-nine songs performed in five acts called The Most Lamentable Tragedy. Titus Andronicus is no stranger to this… Continue reading

  • Tearjerking Memoirs

    By  Danielle J. Lately, I’ve seen numerous memoirs passing over the circulation desk and have marveled at the seemingly indiscriminate flurry of people rushing to tell their stories.  Great memoirs take more than just an interesting life or unique experience. In a New York Times Op-Ed, Neil Genzlinger wrote:  “What makes a good memoir —… Continue reading

  • Young Women Keeping it Short & Sweet

    Whenever I’m going through a condition I call “reader’s block” (a phase where no book is quite right and I can’t seem to dive into a story), short stories always bring me back. Most recently, these three collections, all by young women, have left me heartbroken, hopeful, and wistful, all the while marveling at the… Continue reading

  • Happy (vegan) Holidays!

                                      Happy (vegan) Holidays! Are you a vegan living in self-imposed food exile, avoiding holiday parties? Are you afraid to bring dessert to a potluck, lest it taste like dense cardboard? Are you tired of answering the question, “but what… Continue reading