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Written on: April 21st, 2009 in Reviews
The 2009 Pulitzer Awards were announced yesterday with a number of very popular books given the honor: Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth StroutThe Hemingses of Monticello, Annette Gordon-ReadAmerican Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon MeachamShadow of Sirius, by W.S. MerwinSlavery by Another Name, Douglas Blackmon
Written on: April 20th, 2009 in News, Reviews
The Library of Congress recently announced the reappointment of Kay Ryan as U.S. Poet Laureate. You canRead the full announcement here… Great news for Kay Ryan and for poetry in America- Ryan’s work is accessible, uncomplicated but still beautifully evocative.Collections of Ryan’s poetry available from the Delaware Library Catalog include Niagara River: Poems and Say […]
Written on: April 9th, 2009 in Reviews
Having a number of day-trips planned for next week’s Spring Break, I was interested to come across this exhibit info from the Natural History Museum in D.C. My daughter is a long time afficionada of the ghoulish and macabre, always up for a trip to see the mummies at the U. of Penn. Anthropology Museum […]
Written on: April 8th, 2009 in Reviews
Seder is celebrated tonight around this nation and the world. Even the President will be hosting one at the White House, for the first time in that building’s history. Here’s a selection of titles relating to Jewish culture and history, all available from the Delaware Library Catalog: Jewish Literacy, by Joseph Telushkin Michael Chabon’s Yiddish […]
Written on: April 7th, 2009 in Reviews
In another blow to buns and shushing, the “due date” stamp falls prey to technology in the D.C. metro area: Read the article…
Written on: April 1st, 2009 in Reviews
James Patterson and Stephenie Meyer still rule the fiction world- although the edge goes to Meyer, who has less than half a dozen books to Patterson’s seeingly hundreds of titles. You have to respect the James Patterson writing machine, however- and it is a machine, as this article from a 2002 Publishers Weekly shows. Even […]
Written on: March 25th, 2009 in News, Reviews
The 2009 James Beard Foundation awards for excellence in the food and beverage industry highlight chefs, restaurants, TV shows, and of course, books. Not too many ‘celebrity chefs’ here, although I ate at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant in London last year, and it was wonderful! This year, the Foundation has selected a number of great […]
Written on: March 22nd, 2009 in Reviews
Your weekly links to selected items from the New York Times book review section. And feel free to chime in with any recommendations or interesting titles you might have just seen. American Rust, by Phillip Meyer How we Decide, by Jonah Lehrer Stealing MySpace, by Julia Angwin My Bookie Wook, by Russell Brand Have a […]
Written on: March 15th, 2009 in Reviews
In this week’s return engagement, here are some of the top picks from the NYT Sunday Book Review. One novel and three significant non-fiction works make the cut this week, on topics including an account of the Kelo “eminent domain” case, the origins of 9-11, and the history and culture of ancient Rome. You can […]
Written on: March 11th, 2009 in Reviews
Making lists of books (or bibliographies, as we call them in library speak) is something that we like to do here in Delaware Library Land.List topics vary from the straightforward New Book List (also available by email or RSS delivery) to highly specific, customized lists on topics such as Delaware history, financial literacy, and journal […]
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