If you’re interested in science and you read e-books, there’s a new review site specifically for science e-books called Download the Universe. Their reviews are well-written, well-edited, substantial, and apparently fair, or at least there is a reasonable ratio of positive to negative reviews. The website (or blog) looks professional… Read more »
Copper Beach Series: Dark Legacy #1 on Jan. 10, 2012 Pages: 324 Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Dream Eyes A rare book. An ancient code. An all-new novel from the New York Times-bestselling master of passion and the paranormal. Within the pages of very rare books some centuries… Read more »
Here are some articles I’ve found of interest this week: New research from Library Resource Services indicates that test scores are higher in schools with an endorsed librarian (as opposed to a library staffed solely by parent volunteers and/or a library aide.) — School Library Journal “No Surprise, E-reader Use… Read more »
All Wound Up by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing on October 18, 2011 Genres: Crafts, Humor Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes “. . . a sort of David Sedaris-like… Read more »
J. K. Rowling at the Pottermore announcement event Pottermore, the official interactive website for Harry Potter fans, will finally open its virtual doors to the public in early April, according to the Pottermore Insider blog. (No specific date has been announced.) Pottermore has been in beta testing since September with… Read more »
FutureBook has an interesting opinion piece by Emma Wright on “The Future of the Book Business: A Classicist’s View.” It’s a well-written, well-reasoned argument for what the publishing industry is doing wrong and what it should be doing to deal with the digital future, though Wright offers no new, groundbreaking… Read more »
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, won this year’s Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, and deservedly so. It’s a lovely, magical little film: a fable for and about those who love books and those who write them, which begins with an… Read more »
Since my post on March 4 focused on Agatha Christie’s writings, I thought this might be a good time to discuss the numerous theatrical, television, and film adaptations which have been made of her works. Christie herself wrote several plays, including Black Coffee and The Unexpected Guest, and adapted… Read more »
Years ago, the only “books on tape” were produced for the visually-impaired. Then someone got figured out that there might be a market for audio recordings of books, and the audiobook was born. Audiobooks have been gaining in popularity over the last decade or so, in part because of the… Read more »
Agatha Christie It’s impossible to discuss mystery as a genre, let alone British mystery authors, without talking about Agatha Christie. Her 80 books (14 collections of short stories and a staggering 66 novels) have been translated into over 100 languages and have sold over 4 billion copies. Her works have… Read more »
