Edith Wharton's New York - Day 4
The latest dispatch from MPL Library Director Paula Kiely, who is currently traveling with the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library tour of Edith Wharton's New York City:
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Edith Wharton's New York - Day 3
The latest dispatch from MPL Library Director Paula Kiely, who is currently traveling with the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library tour of Edith Wharton's New York City: [Read Day 1 and Day 2]
Read moreEdith Wharton's New York - Day 2
Another dispatch from MPL Library Director Paula Kiely, who is currently traveling with the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library tour of Edith Wharton's New York City: "Another great day, packed with art and the architecture of the Wharton era..."
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Finally, the Starchild tells his story. Following books by Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, Paul Stanley is the last original member of KISS to publish his autobiography. Unlike its predecessors, Face the Music is less focused on dishing on his bandmates (though there is plenty of that in the book) and more on Stanley’s development as a musician and person. He describes his…
Read moreEdith Wharton's New York - Day 1
MPL Library Director Paula Kiely has sent her first missive back from the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library tour of Edith Wharton's New York City - "We arrived safely in Manhattan, ready to discover all it offers and to peek into the world in which Edith Wharton and her characters lived. First on our agenda, the beautiful Beaux-Arts New York Public Library on Fifth…
Read moreHappy Mother's Day
Check out these great novels and stories about motherhood. Where'd Yo Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple "The first annoying thing is when I ask Dad what he thinks happened to Mom, he always says, 'What's most important is for you to understand it's not your fault.' You'll notice that wasn't even the question." Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout "The real problem, of course, was that she and her mother…
Read moreOnce you’ve heard an Alex Chilton song, it’s hard not to fall in love with it.
“Children by the million sing for Alex Chilton when he comes 'round They sing ‘I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song.’ “ --The Replacements, “Alex Chilton” Once you’ve heard an Alex Chilton song, it’s hard not to fall in love with it. As the leader of the Box Tops (“The Letter”) and the seminal Big Star, Alex Chilton, who died in 2010,…
Read moreBemoaning the Lack of a French Spouse, 1964 Style.
Our apologies for adding the censor bar on the '1964 look' of Oh, for a French Wife. While we librarians often balk at the idea of censorship, in this instance we felt that while sharing the cover of this unique find in our collection is important, perhaps some things are best left seen by those intrepid researchers who come to look at the book in…
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