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Don’t judge a book by its cover

blog by S.J. Velasquez  • 

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The Buffalo Central Library offers a literal take on the old adage, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Throughout the month of April, the downtown library is hosting the Blind…

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Young Money: Book learnin’

blog by Caitlin Campbell McNulty  • 

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For my birthday this year, my husband gave me the best/worst present ever – a Nook. Best because I LOVE to read anything and everything, and worst because I am fully absorbed and tuned out from the entire world around me when get into the reading zone.

While…

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Buffalo literacy up from 2011

blog by Kathryn Przybyla  • 

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Coming in at number 29, Buffalo has made the list for the “most literate cities” in the United States for 2012.

In a study…

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A few of Katie’s favorite things

blog by Katie Costello  • 

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Digital audience specialist Katie Costello is a sucker for cute scarves, sweets and cute caps.

1. “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom, Old Editions Bookshop,…

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Reading Invasion commandeers Larkin tonight

blog by Ben Tsujimoto  • 

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The Buffalo Reading Invasion, an hour-long community reading venture in a public space, returns tonight from 7 to 8 at Larkin Square. Here’s a quick…

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New comedic novel set in Buffalo - INTERVIEW

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When new novelist Jeremy DeBottis was penning the pages of “One More,” he couldn’t help but be inspired by his former stomping grounds in Buffalo.

The Syracuse-area dentist lived in Buffalo for a few years while studying dentistry at UB,…

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New book reveals Buffalo connection to ‘kissing sailor’

blog by S.J. Velasquez  • 

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For decades, the identities of the sailor and nurse kissing in Times Square have been hotly debated. Authors of a new book scheduled to be released this summer believe they’ve identified the mystery…

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Zadie Smith offers interesting perspectives on writing

blog by The Canisius Griffin  • 

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Wednesday evening the Buffalo literary crowd was charmed by British writer Zadie Smith, one of the four authors to visit Buffalo in this year’s Babel Literary series, which is in its fifth year. Smith, born to a Jamaican mother and British father, has published…

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Where the road began

blog by S.J. Velasquez  • 

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Mike Maccalupo spent his early life in South Buffalo before wandering the world and settling in North Carolina where he wrote his first novel, “Where the Road Begins.”

But those years in his tight-knit South Buffalo neighborhood (my neighborhood,…

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What do boarded-up Borders stores mean for Buffalo?

blog by S.J. Velasquez  • 

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With the news that Borders stores will be closing up shop, you’d think local bookstore owners would be dancing a happy dance—but that’s not the case at all. From Talking Leaves to Rust…

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Join the Dark Side!

blog by Emily Stoll  • 

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Invasions of Canada, Mafia strongholds, murders and other gruesome bits of history often fall under the radar; people prefer to consider the beauty of Niagara. But the dark and sinister side is there, and you can learn all about it from author