Author Archives: Jake
Writing Graphic Novels Today!
Ever wondered what it’s like to have your job be to write graphic novels? Today is your chance to find out as we’ll have Ben Avery, author of The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles, The Hedge Knight (originally written by Game of Thrones author … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Avery, George R R Martin, Graphic Novels, Hedge Knight, Oz/Wonderland Chronicles
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X-Men First Class
Come and celebrate Teen Read Week with us this evening as we host a viewing of the new action movie “X-Men First Class” in the Colfax Auditorium at 5:30 PM, tonight. X-Men: First Class unveils the epic beginning of the … Continue reading
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Want some Sci-Fi?
If you’re interested in reading Sci-Fi, but really aren’t sure where to start, perhaps this flowchart chronicling all of NPR’s top 100 Science Fiction titles will help. Start at the beginning, answer a few questions and before you know it, … Continue reading
The Fox Inheritance
Way back in 2008 Mary Pearson wrote a brilliant book titled The Adoration of Jenna Fox, which tells the story of Jenna Fox, a teenager who has just awakened from a coma following a serious car accident that has taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoration of Jenna Fox, Fox Inheritance, Jenna Fox, Mary Pearson, Science Fiction
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What’s Your Plan?
Before you come out tomorrow night and get made into a zombie, it’s important to have a plan for when the zombie’s rise up. Remember: 6:30 PM Humphrey’s Multimedia Room Main Library Lower Level
The Zombies Will Soon Be Upon Us.
When the zombie uprising happens, what will your plan be? If you’re like Jake you’d want to find a safe place with plenty of foodstuffs that is easily defensible to be nearby, or be able to escape to loved one’s … Continue reading
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Tagged George Romero, Night of the Living Dead, Wicked Jester, Zombie Uprising, Zombies
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Word of Mouth Episode 13
Episode 13, that’s right, Word of Mouth has reached the rank of teenager. We’ve finally reached that plateau where our first season of Word of Mouth has come to it’s natural conclusion. Right now Pedro and I are taking a … Continue reading
Summer Reading Program is Nearly Over
This is the last weekend for you to get those books read and entered into our system in order to win fabulous prizes (most notably a remote control helicopter). If you haven’t signed up yet, do so here and start … Continue reading
Special Harry Potter Podcast
Word of Mouth Episode 12 is ready to go and it contains nothing but conversation regarding the latest (and last) Harry Potter movie which came out two weeks ago. We hope you enjoy the dueling viewpoints of someone who’s only … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellatrix Lestrange, Fred Weasley, Harry Potter, Podcast, Word of Mouth
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Word of Mouth Episode 11
The episode that nearly brought Word of Mouth to its knees is finally ready to be heard. It took at least three tries to get this recorded correctly, so hopefully it’s worth it. In this episode Pedro and I spend … Continue reading