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Friday, October 29, 2010
A tribute to Librarians
A lovely tribute to librarians by author Connie McGovern at the October Librarians Sneak Peek Book Preview 2011. Read her speech at EarlyWord : the Publisher/Librarian Connection.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Five for Halloween - Highlights, 10/27/10
“By the pricking of my thumbs,
something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth, Act IV, scene i)
Something wicked this way comes / Ray Bradbury
Sometime after midnight, a week before Halloween, the carnival rolls Green Town, IL. “Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come. . . to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . . and the stuff of nightmare.” (from the cover)
And then there were none / Agatha Christie
From the Queen of Crime, one of her best-selling mysteries. Ten guests arrive on an island and one by one, are mysteriously murdered. See also, By the pricking of my thumbs.
Complete stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Specializing in the macabre, Poe was the father of the modern detective story.
In “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the narrator receives a desperate letter from Roderick Usher, a "boyhood friend" requesting a visit. The visit to the old mansion becomes a Gothic horror story.
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prince Prospero seals one thousand royals in a castle in an attempt to escape the Red Death that has killed half the kingdom’s population.
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator describes and carries out his plan to kill an old man and hide his dismembered body beneath the floorboards. The plan goes well until the killer hears his victim’s heart beating.
Killer Stuff / Sharon Fiffer
Jane Wheel, former business woman, is now a picker for an antique dealer, scrounging yard sales and auctions for treasures. When she stumbles on two dead bodies and winds up a murder suspect, Jane finds herself sleuthing for killers rather than killer stuff.
Fiffer is a native of Kankakee and a Bishop Mac grad whose books are set in Illinois and incorporates many local references. Her fifth Jane Wheel mystery will be published soon.
The girl who loved Tom Gordon / Stephen King
Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland wanders away from her brother and mother while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. When night falls, she finds solace listening to the Boston Red Sox game, following the performance of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. She imagines Gordon is with her as she tries to survive a night in the woods hiding from “an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake.” (from the inside cover)
something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth, Act IV, scene i)
Something wicked this way comes / Ray Bradbury
Sometime after midnight, a week before Halloween, the carnival rolls Green Town, IL. “Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come. . . to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes, and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes. . . and the stuff of nightmare.” (from the cover)
And then there were none / Agatha Christie
From the Queen of Crime, one of her best-selling mysteries. Ten guests arrive on an island and one by one, are mysteriously murdered. See also, By the pricking of my thumbs.
Complete stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Specializing in the macabre, Poe was the father of the modern detective story.
In “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the narrator receives a desperate letter from Roderick Usher, a "boyhood friend" requesting a visit. The visit to the old mansion becomes a Gothic horror story.
In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Prince Prospero seals one thousand royals in a castle in an attempt to escape the Red Death that has killed half the kingdom’s population.
In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the narrator describes and carries out his plan to kill an old man and hide his dismembered body beneath the floorboards. The plan goes well until the killer hears his victim’s heart beating.
Killer Stuff / Sharon Fiffer
Jane Wheel, former business woman, is now a picker for an antique dealer, scrounging yard sales and auctions for treasures. When she stumbles on two dead bodies and winds up a murder suspect, Jane finds herself sleuthing for killers rather than killer stuff.
Fiffer is a native of Kankakee and a Bishop Mac grad whose books are set in Illinois and incorporates many local references. Her fifth Jane Wheel mystery will be published soon.
The girl who loved Tom Gordon / Stephen King
Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland wanders away from her brother and mother while hiking on the Appalachian Trail. When night falls, she finds solace listening to the Boston Red Sox game, following the performance of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. She imagines Gordon is with her as she tries to survive a night in the woods hiding from “an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake.” (from the inside cover)
Friday, October 22, 2010
"It's a Book!"
It's flat and rectangular. It doesn't tweet or text. It doesn't require a mouse or a password. What is it?
It's a book!
A mouse, a donkey, and a monkey discover the joys of reading in a new illustrated children's book by Lane Smith. Read more at The New York Times.
It's a book!
A mouse, a donkey, and a monkey discover the joys of reading in a new illustrated children's book by Lane Smith. Read more at The New York Times.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
New Books, 10/20/10
Profiles in Economics
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Known as the founding father of economics, Smith wrote about the importance of free trade.
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
German philosopher and author of the “The Communist Manifesto.”
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
British professor and philosopher who advocated government spending to stimulate the economy.
Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
American economist who believed in free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Government
Homeland Security
Agricultural subsidies
Opposing Viewpoints
Video Games
Discusses addiction to video games; how the games are linked to aggression, tolerance, gender roles; and whether their use should be regulated through legislation.
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
Known as the founding father of economics, Smith wrote about the importance of free trade.
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
German philosopher and author of the “The Communist Manifesto.”
John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)
British professor and philosopher who advocated government spending to stimulate the economy.
Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
American economist who believed in free markets, individual liberty, and limited government. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Government
Homeland Security
Agricultural subsidies
Opposing Viewpoints
Video Games
Discusses addiction to video games; how the games are linked to aggression, tolerance, gender roles; and whether their use should be regulated through legislation.
Lending a hand
The November issue of U.S. News and World Report is titled "Giving Back : a citizen's guide to public service."
Topics include the history and tradition of volunteerism in American, corporate phlanthropy, the "Giving Pledge" taken by some of our wealthiest, and the physical and spiritual benefits of volunteering.
Don't miss this issue!
Topics include the history and tradition of volunteerism in American, corporate phlanthropy, the "Giving Pledge" taken by some of our wealthiest, and the physical and spiritual benefits of volunteering.
Don't miss this issue!
Books and Bars
Avi Steinberg chronicles life as a prison librarian in Running the Books. He quickly learns there are many imaginative uses for library resources from fashioning weapons and body armor to leaving letters and notes for each other inside the books.
Read more at The New York Times
Read more at The New York Times
Friday, October 15, 2010
National Book Award Finalists
The National Book Awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in American literature. Given by writers to writers, the four categories include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature.
For the 2010 list of finalists, see http://www.nationalbook.org/
For the 2010 list of finalists, see http://www.nationalbook.org/
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