September Book Groups

Posted: August 31, 2021 at 2:53 PM in Activities Adult Programming Stay Curious Stay Curious Activities Stay Curious From DPL
Decorah Public Library staff are hosting four book discussions in September. The groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book. Zoom links are available on the Library’s website or you can email ktorresdal@decorah.lib.ia.us to be … [Read More]

Contemporary Poetry

Posted: August 26, 2021 at 11:31 AM in Adult Programming
Wondering if you should be reading more poetry? Here are 8 collections to spend time exploring. Here's the list in the catalog - https://decorah.biblionix.com/?booklist=27005   The Rain in Portugal - Billy Collins The Rain in Portugal—a title that admits he’s not much of a rhymer—sheds Collins’s ironic light on such subjects as travel and art, … [Read More]

Motion Pictures of the 21st Century Selection

Posted: August 25, 2021 at 11:22 AM in Mark Whelan Film Picks and Essays
Movie Selections Text only version: Mark Whelan’s Motion Pictures of the 21st Century Selection Adaptation (2002) dir. Spike Jones The Barbarian Invasions (2003) dir. Denys Arcand Black Hawk Down (2001) dir. Ridley Scott Blue Is The Warmest Color (2013) dir. Abdellatif Kechiche Children Of Men (2006) dir. Alfonso Cuaron City Of God (2003) dir. Fernando … [Read More]

Campus Novels

Posted: August 17, 2021 at 1:47 PM in Adult Programming Stay Curious Stay Curious All Content
Summer is ending and school is starting, so here are 8 novels set on college campuses. Not sure where to start? We recommend The Secret History. Here's a link to this list in the catalog - https://decorah.biblionix.com/?booklist=26873 Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon A wildly successful first novel made Grady Tripp a young star, and seven years … [Read More]

Left-Field Short Story Collections by Women

Posted: August 11, 2021 at 11:39 AM in Adult Programming
Call them magical realism, call them fairytale-esque, call them gothic body horror, call them speculative fiction, call them whatever you want - these weird, off-kilter short story collections defy expectations and conventions and take you in directions you won't expect. You can't go wrong with any of them, but your list maker's personal favorites are: All … [Read More]

“The Pariah” by Anthony Ryan

Posted: August 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM in Erin Larson: Book Reviews & Essays
The Pariah By Anthony Ryan   I received an ARC of The Pariah from Orbit Books in exchange for an honest review.   I am a relative newcomer to Ryan’s work, prior to The Pariah having only read (and mostly disliked) his Seven Swords novellas, although I have purchased many of his other books given … [Read More]