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Written on: December 8th, 2009 in Blog Posts
UPDATE: All of this content was written BEFORE the January launch of the iPad by Apple. Library Journal columnist Roy Tennant had this immediate response, noting Apple’s announcement validated his earlier claims that the Kindle, as a single-function device, was dead but hadn’t yet realized it! UPDATE (Feb. 22, 2010): here’s another interesting link, a […]
Written on: December 7th, 2009 in Blog Posts
This story has been one of many over the last several months that have discussed the possibility that the age of free news from the internet may be drawing to a close. Traditional news publishers have felt increasing pressure over the past few years to protect their content from unauthorized distribution, and under Google’s new […]
Written on: December 1st, 2009 in Blog Posts
The Delaware Center for the Book is very excited to be working with Wilmington University on this December 18th event. David Plouffe will be discussing his new book The Audacity to Win: the Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory. “Off the Page: An Afternoon with David Plouffe,” is presented by Delaware Center […]
Written on: November 30th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Gorging on turkey shouldn’t slow down one’s reading- all of that time laying groaning on the couch is an idea time to catch up on all of the books you’ve checked out of the library. Over the break, I took in a couple of galleys and promotional copies that I had received from the publisher […]
Written on: November 29th, 2009 in Blog Posts
All the way back in June, I was Watership Down according to the first version of this book quiz- almost six months later, this is the result: You’re The Moon is a Harsh Mistress! by Robert Heinlein A freethinker, you are willing to go well outside the bounds of societal expectations in expressing what you […]
Written on: November 25th, 2009 in Blog Posts
These books were featured on the Wired magazine “Geekdad” blog as perfect gifts for geeky readers. However, if you don’t want to brave the stores this weekend (and anyway, a true geek will do most of their shopping online) and/or you hate that feeling you get when you realize that you want to read the […]
Written on: November 23rd, 2009 in Blog Posts
This will be a busy week for many, so you may want to file away this review until next week- or use the library catalog to place a hold on what is sure to be a very popular item in our public libraries. Nabokov had a “new” book released recently, and this week the New […]
Written on: November 19th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Remember, most libraries will be closed for a few days next week for Thanksgiving, so check the shelves early for these new books and other great selections you can find at your local public library. Remember, you can sign up to receive a weekly reminder of new items via email- visit the “connect with us” […]
Written on: November 16th, 2009 in Blog Posts
Lucy and I went to Borders today to see children’s author Kate DiCamillo, who was signing copies of her new book, The Magician’s Elephant. DiCamillo spoke to a spellbound crowd of more than a hundred (at least) kids and parents, talking at length about her creative process and the craft of writing, fielding smart questions […]
Written on: November 16th, 2009 in Blog Posts
There were a number of powerful memoirs and non-fiction choices in this week’s Sunday New York Times Book Review. The selections below are available from the Delaware Library Catalog: The new Malcolm Gladwell book is a selection of his essays from the New Yorker magazine, on the hazards of statistical reasoning, portraits of outlier geniuses, […]
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