Brendan Dowling Author Archive

Email: bdowling@ala.org

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Gerard Koeppel on the Clash of Cultures that Turned Deadly on the High Seas

In Gerard Koeppel’s engrossing Not a Gentleman’s Work: The Untold Story of a Gruesome Murder at Sea and the Long […]

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Ivy Pochoda on Emotionally Resonant Endings and the Character Who Broke Her Book Open

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“Exploring Innocence in its Many Forms” — A Conversation with Steph Cha

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Veronica Roth on Reluctant Heroes and Doing What the Book Demands

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Ibram Kendi on Transforming Oneself to Transform Society

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Kent Garrett on Meeting Malcolm X and His Eye-Opening Time at Harvard

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“I Believe the Proverbial Arc is Bending Towards Justice; It’s Just Going to Need a Lot of Support”—Mimi Lemay on her Memoir

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Karen McManus on Thorny Sibling Relationships, Gender Stereotypes, and Teenagers with Main Character Potential

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Shannon Pufahl on Luck, the Social Avant-Garde, and the “Interesting Fictional Problem” at the Heart of Her New Novel

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“The World Looks More Fragile Than It Did When I Was Younger”—A Conversation with Paul Theroux

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“Birds are the Messengers for Me”—A Conversation with Julie Zickefoose

Eric Lichtblau

“Just Incredible Chutzpah”—Eric Lichtblau on the Real-Life Hero at the Heart of His New Book

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“All of our Childhoods are Normal to Us”—Adrienne Brodeur on her Powerful Memoir

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“Every Ghost Has its Own Particular Way of Haunting”—Mamta Chaudhry on her Spectacular Debut Novel

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“The Whole World that’s Interesting to Me in One Book”—Jami Attenberg on her Incredible New Novel

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Paul Tough on College Admissions, Social Mobility, and the Common Sense Solutions to Current Inequities in Higher Education

From the President July 2019

The Importance of Civic Engagement

The Wired Library 2019

Introducing Virtual Reality to Your Community

Magazine Feature July/August 2019

Issues That Matter: Forums Build Civic Engagement

Magazine Feature July/August 2019

A Civic Initiative About Information: The Civic Lab At Skokie Public Library

Magazine Feature July/August 2019

Welcome to the United States: Naturalization Ceremonies at Your Public Library

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“You Don’t Know How Unique Your Own Mother is Until You’re Out in the World” — Bridgett M. Davis on Her Heartwarming Memoir

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Unlikely Mentors and Cultural Malaise: Maureen Stanton on her Powerful Memoir

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Casey McQuiston on Nora Ephron, History Nerds, and Full Circle Moments at her Library

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Heidi Diehl on How History and Krautrock Shaped Her Beautiful New Novel

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