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"The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books."

—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) American associate justice, US Supreme Court

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Good Reads

Looking for book recommendations? News about the latest bestsellers? Want to peruse recent headlines? Then you've come to the right place!

'Good Reads' from Washington County Cooperative Library Services

Find books you'll enjoy, new authors, NYT fiction bestsellers, RSS feeds for current literature updates, and more, on the county libraries' Good Reads Web pages.

From the New York Times, Powell's City of Books and NPR

The latest reviews and news about books from the New York Times.
Check out daily book reviews from Powell's City of Books.
Read what NPR says about recent books and interesting authors.

Bestsellers and Award-Winners

Check out "Titles of Note," covering best-selling lists from Book Sense.

Newsfeeds Updated Hourly (see the sidebar at lower right for headlines, also)

Local news from Oregon Public Broadcasting.
National news from National Public Radio.
World headlines from the BBC Online.

Book Groups

Enjoy discussing literature? You're invited to join one of our library book groups. We offer a morning and an evening group for adults, as well as a mother-daughter and a father-son group for children.

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Powell's Daily Book Reviews: Review-a-Day for Thu, Jul 3: Happiness: A Revolution in Economics (Munich Lectures in Economics) Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Wed, Jul 2: Life Studies and for the Union Dead (FSG Classics) Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; Review-a-Day for Tue, Jul 1: Get to Work: And Get a Life, Before It's Too Late Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PST; [see more]

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National News From NPR: Nature, Neighbors Guide Composer's Notes Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:01:00 -0400; Immigration, Trade Top McCain Agenda Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:46:00 -0400; Rescued American Hostages Return Home Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:49:00 -0400; [see more]

World News From BBC: Direct China-Taiwan flights begin Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:22:40 GMT; Betancourt urges Farc peace talks Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:08:34 GMT; Bush to attend Olympic ceremony Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:09:50 GMT; [see more]