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Written on: May 26th, 2009 in Reviews
Straying a little here onto Facebook territory, but I liked the result for me: Watership Down was a favorite book of mine as a child, along with the incredibly thrilling and moving Plague Dogs. You’re Watership Down! by Richard Adams Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you’reactually incredibly deep and […]
Written on: May 23rd, 2009 in Reviews
I wasn’t planning to review any titles this week because of the holidays- presumably everyone has already selected their beach/campfire reading for the weekend and blog readership will be scant! However, I felt I should mention this one title since over the course of two days I have seen three separate and glowing reviews for […]
Written on: May 22nd, 2009 in Reviews
Check out this fascinating story from today’s Washington Post. At this week’s Homeland Security Science and Technology Conference, sci-fi writer Greg Bear has been leading workshops and sessions bringing together science fiction writers such as Catherine Asaro with public safety and defense industry contractors to brainstorm technology development strategies. Science fiction writers have lived in […]
Written on: May 18th, 2009 in News, Reviews
May 19th: 1935, T.E. Lawrence dies in England as the result of a motorcycle crash 1890, Birth of Ho Chi Minh 1925, Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska. 1536, Execution of Ann Boleyn, 2nd wife of England’s King Henry VIII May 20th: 1927, Charles LIndbergh sets off on the first nonstop transatlantic flight. 1932, Amelia […]
Written on: May 17th, 2009 in News, Reviews
Another reminder about reviews- you can write reviews for books you have checked out from the Delaware Library Catalog by clicking the “see reviews/add a review” link in any full record. It’s a two step process to set up a private account and submit reviews for publication- they’ll appear in the catalog almost immediately, and […]
Written on: May 17th, 2009 in Reviews
Here are some selections from today’s New York Times book reviews, with links to the Delaware Library Catalog record so you can check availability, place holds, etc.:Today’s reviews included a really strong review for Horse soldiers, by Doug Stanton. This is for readers who prefer red-blooded military history with a Chesty Puller, “Nuts!” flavor, although […]
Written on: May 10th, 2009 in Reviews
I was excited to see a big article on Amy Krouse Rosenthal in today’s NYT Review! They must have seen my March posting about what a wonderful author she is! Read the article, but this is the thing to take away: Her books radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting […]
Written on: May 4th, 2009 in Reviews
You can 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
Written on: May 2nd, 2009 in News, Reviews
There was a fascinating article in today’s New York Times about the announcement of a new British Poet Laureate. Carol Anne Duffy will be the first woman ever to take the post held in the past by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Dryden, Wordsworth, Sir John Betjeman, Ted Hughes, and most recently, Andrew Motion, who used […]
Written on: April 25th, 2009 in Reviews
A bunch of good stuff in this Sunday’s NYT Book Review and Philadelphia Inquirer. Here’s a sample.You can check availability and place holds by clicking on the links below for the titles: How it Ended, by Jay McInerny Losing my Religion, by William Lobdell Hunting Eichmann, by Neal Bascomb
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