I highly recommend WG’s recent post, “Dysfunctional Middle Schools.” WG is a former teacher and co-founder of The Interlocking Curriculum, a Quaker school in the late 1970s. When he talks about how to establish a culture of respect in schools, he speaks from his own experience. The IC did indeed… Read more »
“I do love knitting patterns.” — Albus Dumbledore
Knitting is taking over my life. I tend to go on reading jags. For several weeks, or even months, I find myself focusing almost exclusively on a single genre: fantasy/SF, mystery, children’s/YA, historical romance. Then suddenly (and unpredictably) I feel surfeited, and I switch to another genre.* Recently, I’ve been… Read more »
Recommended: Adin’s “Valuing E:Books”
Rich Adin has an interesting post about e-book pricing over on The Digital Reader blog. In “Valuing E-books: Is It a Sensory Problem?”, he compares e-books to things like Starbucks coffee and movies, which we are willing to pay premium prices for, and wonders why the same isn’t true of… Read more »
Homer’s Odyssey, by Gwen Cooper
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper Published by Delacorte Press on August 25, 2009 Genres: Memoir Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Audible Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Love Saves the Day Once in nine lives, something extraordinary happens… The last… June 25, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★
Knitspeak by Andrea Berman Price
Knitspeak by Andrea Berman Price Published by Harry N. Abrams on September 1, 2007 Genres: Crafts Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover Source: the author Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads This handy guide unravels the mysteries of terms, symbols, and abbreviations to make pattern reading easy for knitters… June 14, 2010 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 0 ★★★★★
First Impressions: the Sony PRS-505 e-Reader (And Where to Find e-Books)
My new-to-me (barely used) e-Reader arrived a few weeks ago, and I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with it in my very infrequent spare moments. I am now officially an e-book convert! Yes, I still have some of the same reservations I’ve mentioned before regarding format/device longevity and… Read more »
Dipping a Toe in the e-Book Pond
Well, I finally broke down and bought an eReader. I’ve done a lot of research and a lot of thinking about e-books since the Kindle first came out. I still have reservations, particularly about the cost and ephemeral nature of e-books, but I decided it was time to get my… Read more »
Support Your Local Library
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Headquarters Libraries experience two things in an economic downturn: a reduction in funding and an increase in the number of patrons. The current recession is no exception. Libraries across the country are seeing more people come through their doors at the same time that they are… Read more »
Holmes as cross-dresser?
Ms. Holmes of Baker Street by Alan C. Bradley, William A. S. Sarjeant Published by Wessex Press on December 31, 1989 Genres: Nonfiction Pages: 260 Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads You’ve seen me as an old lady, Watson. I was never more convincing… —Sherlock Holmes, The Mazarin… Read more »
Themed Mysteries
If you are a lover of mysteries, particularly the “cozy” type, no doubt you have noticed the recent and rapid proliferation of themed mystery series. There are series featuring bookshops, catering or cooking, inns or hotels, gardening, scrapbooking, reading groups, ghosts, needlecrafts in general and knitting in particular, and even… Read more »
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