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~Featured Review~ 

 

Japanese Goth: Art and Design, by Tiffany Godoy & Ivan Vartanian

 

I was drawn to this book by the title and cover, thinking it would be mainly focused on the Goth fashion scene in Japan. In fact, this book is a showcase of Goth culture from Japan, covering a wide variety of tastes. It show its influence on fashion, art, and music by organizing the 235 pages into themes with a quick description at the beginning of each section. Whether you are into the cutesy side of Goth or tend toward the more grotesque, this book has something to offer.

 

Reviewed by Kelli Becker, Acquisitions Specialist, Kitsap Regional Library, October 2009. 

 

Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl, The White Queen) delighted approximately 200 people at the Bremerton High School on Saturday, Sept. 26, with her tales of Plantagenet and Tudor England.  The event, Gregory's only West coast appearance, was part of the West Sound Reads Program sponsored by the Independent Booksellers Association, KRL Foundation, and Kitsap Regional Library.

 

Philippa Gregory reading list - reviews by Lisa Schureman, Collection Management Assistant 

 

2009 Kitsap Sun articles by KRL Librarians 

 

Environmental Activism Fiction Reflects Troubling Truths  Kate Skinner writes about books that alert, inspire, and motivate us to improve our world

 

Washington State Fact and Fiction Gail Goodrick and Martha Bayley celebrate Washington history with a passle of great reads on our fine state  

 

Picture Books for Kid Philosophers Amanda Cain shares a slew of out-of-the-ordinary picture books

 

Passport to Mystery Julie O'Neill invites us on a crime-solving spree in exotic locales 

 

Great Non-Fiction of 2008  Non-ficion selector Gail Goodrick shares her insights on some of the best non-fiction of 2008

2008 Kitsap Sun Articles

 

2007 Kitsap Sun Articles

 

 

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