It’s a book! It’s a movie/TV show! It’s a book and a movie/TV show! DISCUSS! BLACK KLANSMAN: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth Also available in audio The extraordinary true story of the African American police officer who goes undercover to investigate the KKK, the basis for the forthcoming Know More » […]
Tag: Ray Bradbury
Happy #BookBday (6/6/17 Edition)
Oh what a lovely day for a #BookBday, especially when they’re great summer reads! THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING by Grant Ginder One of Entertainment Weekly‘s Summer’s Must-Read Books and PW‘s Best Books of Summer 2017 with two starred reviews! A bitingly funny, hugely entertaining novel in which a fractured family from the Know More » […]
Library Penance
Caution: serving a community sentence in a library for a minor crime may lead to a career as a mystery writer! It happened to Lance Hawvermale. He shares his experience below and explains how libraries continue to inspire him today: I once served mandatory community service in a library. As a crime writer, I need a Know More » […]
Monday Fun Day! (6/11/2012 Edition)
We're giving you a totally exclusive, never before seen, behind the scenes look into our twitter feed this week (you lucky librarians, you!). So much good stuff is going on, so instead of paraphrasing, we're serving it all up fresh straight from the tweeters' mouths. Enjoy!
We'll start with some tweets about the 4th Annual Librarian Shout 'n Share:
Thanks to @earlyword (earlyword.com/librarians-sho…) & @LibraryJournal (lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/06/shows-…) for the Librarians' Shout & Share write ups. #BEA12
— Stephanie Chase (@acornsandnuts) June 7, 2012
Just "Pinterested" my Shout 'n Share titles w/ comments : bit.ly/Ket0OG@RHLibrary @librarylovefest @MacmillanLib @penguinlibrary
— Robin B (@robinsbooks) June 11, 2012
And here are some people we really like tweeting about books we really like:
At first I thought @Scalzi’s Redshirts was going to be lite nerdy fare, and then I found myself crying.
— Bill Barnes (@billba) June 10, 2012
S Joinson"s engaging lst novel A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar: trag, & hope for 2 sets of characters living a world & many decades apart.
— Nancy Pearl (@Nancy_Pearl) June 8, 2012
Prize for best eye-punching title goes to My Heart Is an Idiot: Essays by Davy Rothbart (Sept., Farrar) #bea12
— Heather McCormack (@HuisceBeatha) June 6, 2012
Must Read: Ursula K. Le Guin discusses Jo Walton’s Among Others: bit.ly/LHFBXO (via @io9)
— Tor Books (@torbooks) June 8, 2012
And here are a few things to read on your lunch break:
Read an excerpt from How To Build An Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection huff.to/KDyMKT
— HenryHolt (@HenryHolt) June 8, 2012
Today's must-read:Paris Review interview with Ray Bradbury, via @jenhoward bit.ly/cU6tPp
— Bloomsbury Press (@BloomsburyPress) June 8, 2012
And, of course:
♫ Red Panda sittin' in the snow. N. A. P. P. I. N. G. ♫ twitter.com/EmergencyPuppy…
— Emergency Cute Stuff (@EmergencyPuppy) June 4, 2012
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