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: moving
Book Review: The Returned by Jason Mott
The novel, The Returned, has been getting a lot of buzz and asks the question, What if your loved ones come back to life, not as zombies, but seemingly like the people they were when they left? What would you … Continue reading
Staff Review: Anne Kennedy: Up From the Ground by Jose Saramago
Saramago uses capitals and periods very sparingly to indicate the beginning and end of sentences, resulting in an almost stream-of-consciousness feeling that may cause you to read quickly. But slow down. Breathe. Let yourself flow with the words and be … Continue reading
Audio Review: The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray
I just finished listening to The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray by Walter Mosley and absolutely loved it! Mosley, known for writing several crime series, takes a wonderful departure to write the tale of 91 year old African American, Ptolemy … Continue reading
Posted in African American Fiction, audiobook, books, literary fiction, mystery
Tagged character-driven, love, moving, walter mosley
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