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Nora Roberts

Written on: June 22nd, 2009 in News, Reviews

This week’s New Yorker magazine includes a lengthy profile of the prolific author Nora Roberts. You can see current issues of the New Yorker, along with hundreds of other popular magazines (including Consumer Reports) online through EBSCO’s MasterFile- log in to the Delaware Library Catalog with your library card and PIN, then select “Research Databases/EBSCO” […]

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Iran- a reading list (with websites)

Written on: June 16th, 2009 in News, Reviews

Much of the world is transfixed at this moment by the upheavals following the recent Iranian election, by the apparent paradox of a popular demand for democracy, with women as some of the strongest voices heard, within a fundamentalist, autocratic system. The Iranian regime is justifiably demonized by most Western governments, but the history of […]

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All things new this week

Written on: June 15th, 2009 in Reviews

Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the DLC in various formats: All New ItemsNew Audio BooksNew BooksNew DVDs

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Weekend Book Reviews

Written on: June 15th, 2009 in Reviews

The Sunday New York Times Book Review showcased some very interesting- sounding titles this weekend: A Short History of Women, by Kate Walbert- interconnected short stories about the experiences of a British suffragist and her descendants- including one set at Dover A.F.B. Commencement, by J. Courtney Sullivan. The lives of a group of Smith College […]

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Your Reviews- new feature

Written on: June 9th, 2009 in News, Reviews

We’ve blogged several times (here and here, for instance) about how Delaware Library patrons can write their own reviews and have their reviews display in the online catalog. We recently implemented a categorization feature in Library Thing reviews- you can now check a box if you want your review to be featured in a specific […]

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Matt Denn’s Summer Reading List

Written on: June 8th, 2009 in News, Reviews

Delaware’s Lieutenant Governor blogged about summer reading today. You can read the original posting here. Matt’s post is a “list for grown-ups”, featuring books that he has read recently and enjoyed: So Brave Young and Handsome, andPeace Like a River, Leif EngerThrillers by George PelecanosParting the Waters, Taylor BranchThe Road, by Cormac McCarthy As he […]

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New week– new books

Written on: June 8th, 2009 in News, Reviews

This week’s installment of one of our regular features: Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the DLC in various formats: All New ItemsNew Audio BooksNew BooksNew DVDs

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They will not grow old….*

Written on: June 6th, 2009 in Reviews

President Obama spoke in commemoration of the 1944 D-Day landings this weekend: There’s much more about D-Day, one of the most significant military accomplishments in history at the U.S. Army’s official historical page. The Encyclopedia Britannica has resources available (usually subscription, but free here) at this site. D-Day has been a favorite topic for military […]

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Blog Interview with Eliot Pattison

Written on: June 4th, 2009 in Reviews

I’ve written before about the tremendous Inspector Shan mystery series by Eliot Pattison. Set in Tibet, they are a combination of political thriller, procedural, anthropological/theological studies, and cries of outrage against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, its continuing persecution of political and religious dissent, and their attempts to extinguish traditional Buddhist culture in the region. […]

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June 1st New Items Link

Written on: June 1st, 2009 in News, Reviews

This week’s installment of one of our regular features: Click on the links below to get lists of new items available from the DLC in various formats: All New ItemsNew Audio BooksNew BooksNew DVDs Also coming to the blog this week- an online interview with Edgar Award winning author Eliot Pattison. Check back often!

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