The Huffington Post launched its new book site last October, and in the past almost year it has become a thing of note. Authors beg to have their books featured, The New York Review of Books has partnered with them to provide content, and bloggers frantically try to post something witty enough to be included.
This [...]
Page Turners is a book blog by Becky in Sydney, Australia. (It seemed appropriate with the heat we’ve been having lately to feature a blog from “down under”).
I was brought to this site by a link for Book Beginnings on Friday, a meme I might actually join and start doing here. I have liked the [...]
This week’s spotlight is on Baby Got Books! With a sassy name like that, and a catchy slogan like “your head will collapse if there’s nothing in it,” what more could you want?
What’s that, you want book reviews? Well, yes, they have those too. In fact, they have incredibly awesome book reviews! As well as [...]
This doesn’t have much to do with reading exactly, but it’s still something I think you will enjoy and that will be helpful. One of my favorite parts of our collection here at the library is the cookbook section. I love drooling over the pictures, and browsing for ideas and flavors to try. As each [...]
Powell’s Book Store, probably the most famous (and definitely the largest) independent book store in America, has a great website which I’d like to point you all towards. They have a very entertaining and informative blog, author interviews, weekly best sellers, staff picks, and just a really great site packed with a whole lot more. [...]
This week, I’d like to shine the spotlight on Romance. Whether you like them steamy or sweet, we have a resource for you!
Romance writers of America, the givers of the annual RITA. Their web site has information on the awards as well as a great overview of the genre, links to author sites, and lists [...]
OK, so HarperCollins has started this website called authonomy. It’s an online community where authors can go to upload their work and readers can go to read what all these talented new voices are writing. The works get rated by members and the top-rated ones make their way to HarperCollins editors to receive feedback. Readers [...]
I admit it (proudly): I love to read young adult fiction.
I once heard a librarian at a conference put it perfectly, and while I can’t remember her exact words, the sentiment was along the lines of “why would I read an “adult” novel when I can get the same emotion, plot, and character development in [...]
Was one of your new year’s resolutions to read more? Reading challenges are a fun way to encourage yourself to read more by setting goals. They’re also a great way to break out of those reading ruts we sometimes find ourselves into by suggesting different genres, authors, etc. There are many sources out there for [...]
While so much coverage is given to new releases and current best sellers, two librarians in the Chicago area have decided to devote their blog to some of the older, slightly more dusty books on the shelves that are just as worthy of our attention. They relate them to newer books in the forms of [...]
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