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Friday Debate: Can We Separate the Artist From the Art?
Welcome to Friday Debate, a feature on cup of tea with that book, please, where every Friday a question will be posted that tantalize the brain and expands our horizons.
Friday Debate: #CancelCulture
Welcome to Friday Debate, a feature on cup of tea with that book, please, where every Friday a question will be posted that tantalize the brain and expands our horizons.
Why I Don’t Shop at Barnes & Noble
A few days ago, an editorial was published in the New York Times depicting the deep trouble Barnes & Noble is truly in and why, more than ever, the retail book chain needs to be saved. Across the web and the blog-sphere, writers and book lovers a like are urging that we need all thatContinue reading “Why I Don’t Shop at Barnes & Noble”
How to Run an Unsuccessful Summer Reading Program
Are you a manager or director of a library? Are you having your librarians run a Summer Reading program at your library? If you want to run a summer reading program that looks good on paper but leaves your librarians ragged and disillusioned, here are some sure-fire ways that will make your program NOT aContinue reading “How to Run an Unsuccessful Summer Reading Program”
Sorry, Black Panther Will Not Win an Oscar
Oscar season comes to an end tonight. Some anticipate watching to see which movie will win the best picture or which favorite actor or actress will win an award. Some look forward to watching the red carpet, all the fashion trends that will emerge. Whatever the reason, the night of the Oscars is a bigContinue reading “Sorry, Black Panther Will Not Win an Oscar”
Weekly Tea Discussion: Public Harassment
Librarians have to deal with a lot. Of course, there is this false perception that all we do is read at the desk all day. I wish that was the case. Librarians are teachers, caregivers and social workers. We are at the forefront of public interaction. And having to deal with the public on aContinue reading “Weekly Tea Discussion: Public Harassment”
New Year’s Resolutions
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions that much. It is not because I don’t keep them, just I never really saw the point to them. However, 2017 was an eye-opening year for me, the good and the bad. For 2018, in order for me to not feel stagnant in my life, New Year’s Resolutions areContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions”
My Race Does Not Define My Reading
Oreo. Boogie. Snob. These are some terms that I have been associated with when I was in middle school. I was teased for my musical preference. I was tormented for the way that I talked (and not only for my lisp) and how I presented myself. I never embodied the stereotype of a black person,Continue reading “My Race Does Not Define My Reading”
Weekly Tea Discussion: Censorship
Since Banned Books week is coming to a close, I thought discussing censorship would be a perfect way to end the week. When this annual event occurs, it always amazes how underappreciated reading is in society. Really, think about it. Book lovers show appreciation for it all the time, but rest of the world? They takeContinue reading “Weekly Tea Discussion: Censorship”
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