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| The Art of Crafting In our fast-paced, always-connected world, the act of creating is both relaxing and empowering. Many crafters view their hobby as an act of self-care or a way to be intentional about how they spend their time. Crafting can also serve as a means of escaping disposable, fast-fashion culture in favor of a more sustainable way of living. The ability to sew, repurpose, and repair clothing opens up a world of reuse and recycling and helps keep textiles out of landfills. The Craft Industry Alliance, a trade association for craft industry professionals, lists "eco crafting" as one of the major trends of 2020, driven by young adults who are questioning, and often rejecting, consumerism. Another trend mentioned by the Craft Industry Alliance is "craft dabbling," where crafters try out a variety of different crafts without taking a deep dive into skills and techniques. Whether you "dabble" in crafts, or are a craft enthusiast there's a book for you! Check out these titles |
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| Books on the Air An overview of talked-about books and authors. This weekly update, published every Friday, provides descriptions of recent TV and radio appearances by authors and their recently released books. See the hot titles from the media this week. |
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| Sy Montgomery To research books, films and articles, Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Zaire and bitten by a vampire bat in Costa Rica, worked in a pit crawling with 18,000 snakes in Manitoba and handled a wild tarantula in French Guiana. Sy writes for adults and children, for print and broadcast, in America and overseas in an effort to reach as wide an audience as possible at what she considers a critical turning point in human history. "We are on the cusp of either destroying this sweet, green Earth-or revolutionizing the way we understand the rest of animate creation," she says. "It's an important time to be writing about the connections we share with our fellow creatures. It's a great time to be alive." She is a 1979 graduate of Syracuse University, a triple major with dual degrees in Magazine Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and in French Language and Literature and in Psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences. Check out some of her books here. |
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| Trees Trees add value to your home, regulate the temperature of your neighborhood, and provide food for wildlife. Celebrate Arbor Day and check out these titles |
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| To exist as a nation, to prosper as a state, and to live as a people, we must have trees.-Theodore Roosevelt
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