Top Ten Films of the Year by Dennis Campbell Hello everyone, well, it is finally December and that means we have been treated to a whole year’s worth of movies. Unlike previous years I can honestly say that I enjoyed…
Top Ten Films of the Year
An act of resistance: return to deep reading
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle An act of resistance: return to deep reading “To read—to engage single-mindedly, for art rather than application—is in its way an act of resistance.”—Joe Amon Are you still…
The Meg: Movie Review
Movie Review The Meg by Dennis Campbell Starring Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor, a deep-sea diver, The Meg is a fun and action-packed monster movie for everyone to enjoy. The film starts off with a bang as a group of…
I audio. Do you? Confessions of a transliterate reader.
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle I audio. Do you? Confessions of a transliterate reader Looking for a great book on audio? Try The Listen List, a librarian-curated list of outstanding audiobooks each year…
Top Kanopy Films
Movie Review Top Kanopy Films by Dennis Campbell With several thousand movies to choose from, Kanopy offers a selection of cinema that caters to everyone. Over the past few days I have scoured through the endless supply of films to…
Is a Coffin Just a Box?
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Is a Coffin Just a Box? An apt question for the month of October, when death looms in our consciousness as Halloween and All Saints observances approach. The…
Infinity War: Movie Review
Movie Review Infinity War by Dennis Campbell In what could easily be described as one of the more anticipated movies of the year, we were treated to one of the more action packed and dramatic super hero films in recent…
Have an Author Experience
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Have an Author Experience Meeting an author can bring a deeper dimension of appreciation for their book. As with media celebrities, an in-person author experience can deepen the…
Are You Ready? Best CLE Browns Movies
Movie Review Are You Ready? by Dennis Campbell The 2018 NFL season is almost upon us. You can feel it in the changing weather, as the warm summer air turns a bit cooler, and the leaves start to change, but…
TV Review: The Night Of
TV Review The Night Of by Dennis Campbell Originally, this review was going to be about the film, A Quiet Place. I still believe that film is worth mentioning, as it is an innovative film and should be watched and…
New Genre: Women Behaving Madly?
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle New Genre: Women Behaving Madly? As a book selector for Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, I am noticing a trend in both fiction and nonfiction books. I call them “Women…
We’re All Adults Here: How did I Become Marmee?
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Character switch: How did I become Marmee? Have you returned to books you read years ago to see how age and experience have altered their value for you? Has…
Best Movies of 2018…So Far
Best of 2018…So Far by Dennis Campbell We are now in the early parts of June, which means we are almost officially halfway through 2018. As such, I felt it would be a good idea to create a ‘Best of…
A Reader’s Vacation
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle A Reader’s Vacation I have come to realize that people who love to read have their own special way of vacationing. It usually involves books (audio, print, or…
Insidious: Movie Review
Movie Review Insidious: The Last Key by Dennis Campbell From the mind of Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan), and the pen of Leigh Whannell (Saw and Insidious 1 & 2), comes the fourth entry in the Insidious franchise.…
Orphan Train: Book Review
Orphan Train: Book Review By Michelle Hudson, Communications & Development Associate for Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. Critically acclaimed author Christina Baker Kline highlights the true story of thousands of abandoned children who were relocated from the East Coast to the Midwest…
Ready, Set, Launch: Movie Review
Movie Review Ready, Set, Launch by Dennis Campbell Brought to life by famed director Stephen Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List), Ready Player One is a nostalgic odyssey that takes the viewer on a field trip through the 1980s. Based off the 2011…
Silent Film Profile: Kosuzume Tōge
Movie Review Silent Film Profile: Kosuzume Tōge by Dennis Campbell Japan has one of the longer and richer histories when it comes to cinema, and this film is a fine example of that. Fitting in the genre, Jidaigeki, or what…
Love and Ruin: Book Review
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Love and Ruin by Paula McLain Knowing the ending doesn’t spoil this new novel at all. Paula McLain, Cleveland author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun,…
We’re All Adults Here: December Edition
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle The holiday season has arrived, and we are lending many seasonal music CDs and DVDs from our library building collections. Are you aware that the “collection” of the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library includes…
We’re All Adults Here: November Edition
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Have you noticed a trending sub-genre in books and film over the last couple of years? I call it the “The Women behind the Scenes” theme. Currently, three…
Recommendation: Reincarnation Blues
Reincarnation Blues Book Recommendation by John Kleinbaum I don’t usually read fantasy novels but was drawn to the cover of Reincarnation Blues by the neon art and by my own perennial interest in coming back again as something different. I…
We’re All Adults Here: October Edition
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle As the new Collection Services Librarian for the Willoughby-Eastlake Library System, I am thrilled to be immersed in the world of books and reading. I have found book…