Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Star Wars: Light of the Jedi (the High Republic) by Charles Soule Neighbors by Danielle Steel The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Return by Nicholas Sparks A Time for Mercy by John Grisham Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline […]
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Video Game Review: House Flipper
House Flipper is a simulation game where your goal is to buy run-down homes, fix them up, and sell them for profit. Renovations include painting, tiling, installation of appliances, cleaning, and demolishing unusable rooms. Yep, this is a game about chores and architecture. When I saw this game on the shelf, I was admittedly skeptical. […]
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Video games have been popular for years among children and teens, and many parents have reasonable concerns about screen time and the issues with it. Yet there is a new study suggesting that video games provide a welcome doorway for reluctant readers, who often read blogs or books related to their favorite video games. The […]
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Happy 2021! With the new year, we here at Mesa County Libraries hope you are feeling rejuvenated, hopeful, and perhaps considering some fulfilling goals. If reading 20, 50, 100, or any amount of books this year is one of your goals, well, you know who to turn to for recommendations! Our knowledgeable staff have offered […]
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First off, happy New Year everyone! 2020 has been…interesting to say the least and to celebrate a new beginning I choose a unique game to review. Something different and out there and much more enchanting than I had gambled on. Moss is a virtual reality (VR) PlayStation game that follows the storybook adventure of Quill, […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 12/28/2020
Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction A Time for Mercy by John Grisham Deadly Cross by James Patterson Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline The Return by Nicholas Sparks The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Daylight by David Baldacci The Sentinel: A Jack Reacher Novel […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly Bestsellers 12/21/2020
Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline A Time for Mercy by John Grisham Deadly Cross by James Patterson The Return by Nicholas Sparks The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Daylight by David Baldacci The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book […]
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Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with killer robot animals. The game follows Aloy, a young woman who was an outcast from the Nora tribe as a baby. Another outcast, Rost, took her in and raised her as his own. Aloy struggles with the idea of […]
Continue readingPublishers Weekly 12/14/2020
Here are the most current bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction according to Publishers Weekly: Fiction Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline Deadly Cross by James Patterson A Time for Mercy by John Grisham The Return by Nicholas Sparks Daylight by David Baldacci The Awakening: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book One by Nora Roberts The Law […]
Continue reading2020 Music Books
This year has been tough in a multitude of ways, one being the decrease in live music performances. An at-home activity to honor the fan within and expand your love of music is to read up on some musical legends from the comfort of your couch! There has been a slew of books published this […]
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