In my recent blog survey, someone mentioned that one of their favourite parts of this blog is my book recommendations. Having just finished “The Logogryph: A Bibliography of Imaginary Books” by Thomas Wharton (which was beyond excellent – I'd give it my highest recommendation, especially for book lovers!), here's a list that was my submission […]
Partly inspired by the upcoming keynote speaker at the OLA SuperConference, I finally picked up “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom“, the first novel by SF author, former Torontonian, and co-editor of Boing Boing (one of the world's most popular blogs for those not in the know), Cory Doctorow. Corey R. (also a soon-to-be […]
Here's a group called “Librarians Who LibraryThing”.
Most people reading this are probably familiar with LibraryThing, a web site that allows you to easily enter and catalogue your books, see the libraries of others (including those with a similar collection to yours) and much more. But LibraryThing is not the only site in this area. Shelfari is the latest addition to the […]
Early in this blog's history, I came up with a little gimmick where I cover a bunch of miscellaneous things I've come across or want to talk about in conjunction with a holiday (search for “randomness” to see previous entries). I don't think I've done a “random” entry like this in awhile but the New […]
“For decades, reading studies have repeatedly found that 'heavy readers' not only read more books than light readers and nonreaders but also do more of almost everything else, including traveling, attending sports events and concerts, visiting museums, and participating in community organizations and politics. For many, reading is a way of being engaged with the […]
“Librarians are extremely liberal and, thanks to our tax dollars, insulated from their consumers' preferences.” The National Post looks at the bias against conservative books in bookstores and public libraries in an article titled “Ignoring Canada's Conservative Readers”. (Thanks to Christina W. for the tip!) (By the way, the second last book I read […]
This year was the first year since 1997 that I had to miss the Saskatchewan Book Awards which was a bit sad for me. I attended my first Gala when I started working at the Saskatchewan Publishers Group that same year. That led to me serving on the SBA board from 1998-2001. After we moved […]
Jill did the book meme on her blog which led to a blog of one of her friends who had coincidentally done a similar book meme on the very same day. (Whoa dude!) The friend's list was “10 Books You Think Everyone Should Read”. I'm duplicating a couple picks from my other list but here […]
Saw this on Etc., the blog of the instructor for LIS765 so thought I'd give it a shot: One book that changed your life? I'd say “Diary of Anne Frank” when I was pretty young, probably around the age that Anne is in the book. After that, I went through a phase where I felt […]
