A young boy leads a mule to a water pump in the middle of a sun-parched desert. He gazes out over the utter wilderness, and sees a single man riding towards him, a dusty hat casting a long shadow over his face. The man appeared, seemingly out of nowhere, in a world where no visitor is … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Ennio Morricone!
Today, we dip into our Bookish News file and pull up an editorial written by author Glen Duncan for The New York Times in October of 2011. The piece is, from its first sentence, a study in “nerd-baiting”, to borrow a phrase, though we should not ignore the charming threads of misogyny woven throughout the piece, beginning … Continue reading No-one Puts (zombie) Baby in a Corner…in defense of genre fiction (And some other things)
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed this by now, but I really like books. A great deal. I wouldn’t say I like them more than most people…especially not in a crowded room….but that is what is great about working in a library. Not only am I surrounded by books (very friendly books, by the way), … Continue reading Staff (and Patron!) Recommendations!
As was noted in yesterday’s post, we here really like books. But, I think, more than that, we enjoy good stories, in whatever form, or through whatever medium they happen to be told, especially if they involve plenty of good characters, well-planned action, and/or elaborate hand gestures…As was also noted, we also tend to focus … Continue reading Books for your ears, or Hooray for Audiobooks!
So because my birthday was last week, Stephen King made an appearance in Cambridge to moderate a discussion with Lee Child, author of the much-beloved Jack Reacher novels (at least, that’s what my dad told me–not because Lee Child just released a new book). The event was a wonderful one for fans of Child and King … Continue reading “Tom Cruise isn’t coming to steal your books”: A word about adaptations
Could someone please explain to me how it is the last week in August already? I think we all agree to make the most of our last official days of summer…which, naturally, means reading as many fun, witty, delicious, and engrossing books that we possibly can. Preferably in a place filled with sunshine. Wherever this … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
It seems nearly everyone has an opinion about the state of books and whether or not the book is dead. It also seemsthat very few people agree on what that state is. As some insist that the book is going the way of the dodo, others consider the book is as vibrant, lively and worthy of … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: The Book is Dead; Long Live the Book!