‘The One Good Thing’ mixes good and bad
The One Good Thing by Kevin Alan Milne offers a little something for a variety of reader types, which isn’t always a good thing. In this case, however, it is a good thing, which is fitting, given the book’s title. Main character, Nathan Steen, is a good guy. He tries to do the right thing […]
Launch Party at Springville Library for Miss Classified
A launch party for the new middle grade book, Miss Classified, by longtime Springville resident Susan Phelan, will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Springville Public Library, Susan has been writing and editing for many years. Her new book, published by Chicken Scratch Books, is a young […]
Book review: ‘Your Brain Is Always Listening’ offers food for thought
Written by Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD, “Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons That Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups” is a book that aims to help readers identify and control the issues that cause anxiety and fear, among other states of mind. The book opens with an account of when the […]
Book review: ‘You’re Not Listening’ shares valuable insight
Kate Murphy’s “You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters” is an eye-opening book, especially if you think you’re a good listener. In a day in which social media, pithy headlines, and streaming video are ubiquitous, listening—really listening—is becoming harder to do, and that’s not a good thing, writes Murphy, a Texas-based journalist […]
Libraries are a Reflection of the Community
Dona Gay has been a mainstay at the Payson Library since 2013. For the first four years, she worked as Youth Services Librarian, then took over as Library Director in 2017 when long-time director Linda Collard retired after 30 years. Gay’s library career started in Springville. “I was a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom and needed a […]