Author: Abbigail Kriebs
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Charmed in Little Switzerland: A Day in New Glarus, Wisconsin
The photo above kind of looks like it belongs in Europe, and that the building is a couple hundred years old. It’s not in Europe, and it’s not old. This is one of the many old-style buildings at the gorgeous New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, where we met several friends for a…
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Story in Review: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman takes place on a lonely island of rock situated at the tip of Australia. A lighthouse and its keeper, placed far away from all civilization, ensure that ships don’t take shortcuts and run aground on the shoals. The lightkeeper is named Tom, and he’s just returned from four years…
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Story in Review: Very Good Lives by J.K. Rowling
Very Good Lives by J.K. Rowling is a little book created from a big speech: Rowling’s 2008 commencement speech at Harvard University (you can read the speech on Harvard’s site here, and watch the video of the speech here). As with all things written by J.K. Rowling, the speech is full of nuggets of wisdom and…