Welcome to Newburgh Free Library’s blog Inspirations: a blog for readers and viewers.
At the Newburgh Free Library we would like to connect our community to the books and movies we love as well as get feedback from you on the books and movies that you love and want to share with others.
Of course we plan on introducing new titles that are coming out on the shelves at NFL, but we also hope to connect you with a hidden gem or two – things that you might not have discovered on your own. At our new blog, look forward to reading about staff picks, patron picks, nonfiction, mystery, and the newest in street fiction. It’s all up for discussion in Inspirations.
- adaptations
- Adirondacks
- adult books for young adults
- Alternative Histories
- atmospheric
- audiobooks
- awards
- based on books
- biography
- black history month
- book clubs
- book groups
- book review
- books
- cancer
- censorship
- character-driven
- classics
- coming of age
- compelling
- complex
- debut novel
- disturbing
- doris kearns goodwin
- dvds
- essays
- family relationships
- fantasy
- fast-paced
- fiction
- Florida
- good vs. evil
- haunting
- historical fiction
- history
- Hudson Valley Poets
- Hugo awards
- humorous
- immigrant experience
- Jane Austen
- Japan
- Kate Atkinson
- literary fiction
- literature
- love
- magic realism
- memoirs
- morgan freeman
- moving
- mysteries
- mystery
- national book award
- National Poetry Month
- Newburgh Free Library
- nonfiction
- nonfiction; books
- P.D. James
- PEN/Faulkner Award
- poetry
- psychological
- psychological fiction
- psychological thriller
- pulitzer prize
- reading
- romance
- satire
- science fiction
- science writing
- short stories
- suspenseful
- thought provoking
- thriller
- walter mosley
- witty
- WWII
Our Favorite Quotes
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” - Joseph Brodsky
Tag Archives: classics
Happy Birthday Pride & Prejudice
Today is the 202th anniversary of the classic by Jane Austen. One of the great master of English literature, Austen sold the copyright to Pride and Prejudice to Thomas Edgarton for £110 but because of favorable reviews he quickly recouped … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to a Christmas Classic
A Christmas Carol turns 171 years old today A perfect time to share Charles Dickens wonderful novella about the 3 ghosts who visit Scrooge and show him the true meaning of Christmas. We have Christmas Carol in DVD, and in several different … Continue reading
Posted in A Christmas Carol, adaptations, Charles Dickens, classics, dvds, graphic novels, Scrooge
Tagged A Christmas Carol, adaptations, Charles Dickens, classics, dvds, graphic novels, Scrooge
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Mark Twain: An American Treasure Celebrated in Newburgh
Looking for something to do in the city of Newburgh this summer? How about finding out more about one of America’s finest authors and national treasures– Samuel Langhorne Clemens, more commonly known as Mark Twain. The Karpeles Manuscript Museum is … Continue reading
Posted in banned books, biography, books, classics, dvds, fiction
Tagged books, classics, dvds, Karpeles Museum, Mark Twain, Newburgh Free Library, race relations, Samuel Clemens, satire
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