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May 16, 2013
How to Kill a Vampire (Series) Fans’ outrage over the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series is chronicled by the Wall Street Journal. Despite her best attempts at a satisfying finale, author Charlaine Harris was so overwhelmed by taunting emails and death threats she was frightened into canceling her Dead Ever After book tour. Self-Portrait […]
May 16, 2013
In a just-for-laughs endeavor, a clever contributor to smosh.com offered his suggestions on titles for some classic children’s picture books. In his post 20 New Titles for Children’s Books (Based Entirely on Their Covers)!, Francesco Marcuilliano commented, “If you can’t judge a book by its cover then just pretend it’s a different book.” Barbara L.
May 15, 2013
Today’s Chicago Tribune featured a story in the Health & Family section on how much moms love libraries. Reporter Ted Gregory cited the not surprising results of the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project study: “Mothers are outliers in their enthusiasm for libraries and their use of libraries for their own purposes, like […]
May 13, 2013
Author and historian David McCullough has been awarded the 2013 Newberry Library Award. Established in 1987, the award honors those who make “outstanding contributions to the humanties, particularly in fields of endeavor related to the Newberry’s collection.” A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Mr. McCullough has also won the […]
May 9, 2013
Today’s Chicago Tribune ran a feature article in the A&E section on the wonderful collection of books and other historical materials held in the Pritzker Military Library. Rivaling the best libraries at U. S. military bases around the globe, the Pritzker also mounts special exhibitions, offers docent-led tours, and has a speaker series popular with […]
May 7, 2013
The New York Public Library’s Donnell Branch, re-imagined… http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/07/books/design-for-new-donnell-library-by-enrique-norten.html?_r=0 Laura A.
April 30, 2013
I love the way this chair looks, with its convenient and stylish storage. HuffPost featured some over the top furniture designs, including a 3 person loveseat. Shira S.
April 30, 2013
Willa Cather, an iconic author of the American Prairie, stipulated in her will that her private letters never be published. But after the death of her nephew and the will’s executor two years ago, that will expired, and more than 500 of her letters are now available. Offering great insights into Cather’s approach to her […]
April 30, 2013
In My Craft or Sullen Art by Dylan Thomas In my craft or sullen art Exercised in the still night When only the moon rages And the lovers lie abed With all their griefs in their arms, I labour by singing light Not for ambition or bread Or the strut and trade of charms On […]
April 29, 2013
In an Artist’s Studio by Christina Georgina Rossetti One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans: We found her hidden just behind those screens, That mirror gave back all her loveliness. A queen in opal or in ruby dress, A nameless girl in freshest summer-greens, A saint, an angel — every canvas means The same […]
