Coffee and culture brew at Cedar Rapids library
Guest columnist Melia Tatman highlights Press Cafe at the new downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library as a social hub. She reviews The Healing Powers of Coffee by Cal Orey, two California Oregon Washington coffee titles, and the Coffeehouse Mysteries featuring Clare Cosi, noting coffee’s rising consumer appeal and library resources for readers.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Source
Press Cafe
Cal Orey
California
Oregon
Washington
James Freeman
Village Blend
Clare Cosi
Big Apple
Clare
Mike Quinn
Melia Tatman
The
Cedar Rapids
My Mistake memoir by Daniel Menaker charms with breezy tone
Daniel Menaker’s My Mistake reads with light gait through dark chapters such as his brother’s death therapy years and marital strains. He traces a life from early years to his New Yorker career with a conversational present-tense voice and a candid look at literary culture.
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Aniel Menaker
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Menaker
The
New Yorker
Family Interrupted review highlights grief and healing after loss
Stacie Gorkow reviews Family Interrupted noting the intimate portrayal of Claire and Jack coping with Kayla’s death. The book explores grief, parenting challenges, and communication shifts as the family moves toward healing, with vivid artwork and a compassionate look at all affected characters.
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Linda Barrett
Claire
Jack
Ian
Kayla
Local Best-Sellers Non-Fiction and Fiction List
A Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble display features top ten titles across genres. Highlights include Diary of a Wimpy Kid volume eight Hard Luck and I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai alongside political and historical works by Krauthammer O Reilly and Godwin.
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Kinney
Rush Revere
Limbaugh
Krauthammer
Santa
Iowa
Smallman
Sycamore Row
Grisham
Jesus
O'Reilly
National bestsellers nonfiction and fiction list overview
Publisher's Weekly presents a mixed top ten of fiction and nonfic tion titles. Notable entries include John Grisham and Stephen King novels alongside biographies and inspirational works by Palin Gladwell and Malala Yousafzai. The list combines bestsellers across genres and formats.
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Pacific Northwest
Hanna Neuschwander
Coff
Daniel Menaker
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Rob Cline
University of Iowa
Handher
New Bo Books
Prairie Lights
Stacie Gorkow
Sarah
Sincerelystacie.com
Barnes & Noble
Heaven
Cornwell
Preston
Child
Sparks
Sleep” King
Cussler
du Brul
O’Reilly/ Dugard
Drummond
Robertson
Goodwin
Shin
David and
Goliath
Gladwell
Palin
Malala
Yousafzai
Publisher's Weekly
Scala
MiBarracey
Forefront Dermatology
St. Luke's Medical Plaza
Forefront Dermatology.com
Cedar Valley
Friends of the
Cofriendsofthefamily.org
Etteral Titel
Thelongbranch.com
Hill Top
S. Lith
Marion
Arenson & Maas, PLC
Second Street
Arensonian.com
Rebecca Feiereisen, Esq
Aremscr
44Th St
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