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THE OPENING ACT
SEPTEMBER 22�29, 2021
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What we’re into
New releases
WOWBRARY
‘THE GRIEF WE GAVE
OUR MOTHER’ BY
MATTHEW FOWLER
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
I
t’s a funny name, but I’m ex-
cited every time I see the email
show up in my inbox.
Wowbrary is a weekly email
that details the newest arrivals
at the Baker County Library
District. It announces new books
and movies, as well as services
off ered — for free — to library
patrons. (Have kids in school? All
it takes is a library card to access
Tutor.com and get live help on
homework.)
Wowbrary is sent every
Wednesday. To sign up, go to
http://wowbrary.org/ and enter
your ZIP code in the search bar.
A recent issue of Wowbrary
promoted SageCat, the offi cial
app for the Sage Library Sys-
tem, which includes libraries in
15 counties across Eastern and
Central Oregon. The app, ac-
cording to the email, “gives you
access to library materials from
more than 70 libraries in Oregon.”
Do you realize how many
books are contained in 70
libraries?
T
This app will be great paired
with Wowbrary — it’ll be so
easy to request the new books
that are announced each week.
All you need is a library
card and your password. Once
installed, you can search the
catalog, place a hold, renew
items (avoid those late fees!),
and store an electronic version
of your library card. SageCat is
available in the Apple App Store
and the Google Play Store.
Now...I better go work on
my to-read pile to make room
for the new releases. Happy
reading!
he bright promise of
singer-songwriter Matthew
Fowler’s new album “The Grief
We Gave Our Mother” combines
clean, crisp guitar playing with
Fowler’s warm, wistful tenor and
tight background harmonies.
Likened to singer-song-
writers Ray LaMontagne and
Damien Rice, Fowler belongs
in their company in more ways
than one. His themes revolve
around personal growth and
regret, and while the album oc-
casionally veers toward pon-
derous self-absorption — an-
other tendency he shares with
LaMontagne and Rice — the
singing and playing are usually
polished enough to power Fowl-
er through the cloying parts.
On “Rooftops,” an optimistic
The Associated Press
song about his career hopes,
Fowler applies the achy aura
that permeates the entire album
to his ambition.
“So I long for the Knoxville
skyline, I long for cold beers and
close friends,” he sings. “And I
long for the sound of my words
on the lips of those I have not
met yet.”
The yearning gives the song
its motor. The singing and play-
ing, here and throughout this
album, is promising enough that
he just might get his wish.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
— LISA BRITTON, EDITOR,
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