Cedar Rapids Library Expands Volunteer Program Opportunities
Melia Tatman highlights Cedar Rapids Public Librarys expanded volunteer program at downtown and west side locations offering tours guidance and program support. The piece notes a growing pool of volunteers and recommends exploring options and related reading on volunteering from titles like The Volunteurist Volunteer Vacations and The 100 Best Volunteer Vacations to Enrich Your Life.
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Rhimes inks memoir deal for Simon & Schuster
Shonda Rhimes the creator of Scandal and Grey's Anatomy signs a 2015 memoir with Simon & Schuster for an undisclosed amount. The book will cover balancing motherhood and a career in television, including her adoption of a third daughter. Rhimes is noted as the first African American woman to create and executive produce a Top 10 network series.
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Claire of the Sea Light hooks readers with a single line
Review notes Edwidge Danticat’s novel centers on Claire Limye Lanme a missing girl from a Haitian fishing village. The narrative expands to include town figures shopkeepers radio hosts and Claire’s schoolteacher as time shifts across the village. The book blends multiple viewpoints leading to a dramatic touching conclusion.
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Local Best-Sellers List Highlights Popular Titles
A Cedar Rapids listing shows top ten best sellers led by Santa is Coming to Iowa by Smallman and Things that Matter by Krauthammer. Other titles include Hard Luck from Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Takedown Twenty, Rush Revere and the Pilgrims, and Killing Jesus.
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National best sellers list highlights fiction and non fiction
Publisher's Weekly lists top ten fiction and non fiction titles with authors across popular genres. Notable entries include The Goldfinch by Jartt and I Am Malala by Yousafzai, reflecting wide reader appeal and award recognition.
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