{"id":1830,"date":"2008-12-30T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2008-12-17T12:11:57","modified_gmt":"2008-12-17T18:11:57","slug":"favorite-books-from-our-blogging-librarians-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/favorite-books-from-our-blogging-librarians-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Books from our Blogging Librarians, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The end of the year always brings an avalanche lists and awards – winners for being the “best” in various fields and lists of the “Top 10” of just about everything. In that spirit, the Davenport Library is joining in with our own end-of-year list. Here are the favorite books that our Blogging Librarians read in 2008.<\/p>\n

Lynn’s<\/strong> favorite was The Uncommon Reader<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Alan Bennett about the Queen of England taking up reading. It had great insight into the life of the Queen and the (sometime subversive) value of reading. Read her description of it here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bill<\/strong> liked Red White and Brew : an American Brew Odyssey<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by Brian Yaegaer. Follow Yaeger cross-country as he explores the brew pubs and small breweries of America.<\/p>\n

Rita<\/strong> recommends following the Harlan Coben mystery series on CD. With great characters and interesting puzzles to solve, you’ll want to read\/listen to them all.<\/p>\n

Rebecca<\/strong> loved Water for Elephants<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>by Sara Gruen, about a boy who runs away with the circus. Rebecca says this was one of those rare books that is life-changing, making you stop and see the world from an entirely new perspective. She blogged about it here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tana’s<\/strong> favorite was The Story of Edgar Sawtelle<\/a><\/strong><\/em> by David Wroblewski. Tana wrote about it before Oprah picked it for her bookclub, predicting that this was a book that would take the country by storm. Read her blog post here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

My<\/strong> choice is So Young Brave and Handsome<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>by Leif Enger, a poignant coming-of-age story set at the end of the Wild West era. Full of adventure and emotion, I wrote more about it here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Those are our picks – what about you? What was your favorite book that you read in 2008?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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