April 17, 2012
NPR aired a refreshing interview with an unusual guy, Zach Houston. Most of us like to pursue various interests, but here’s a man who actually quit his regular job to write full-time poetry. His office is a public bench and he is getting paid (not very much) to create verse. Shira S.
April 17, 2012
When 59 year old Trish Vickers went blind from diabetes, she began writing a novel hoping to find a publisher. But her dream was short lived after her son discovered that the pen she used had run out of ink and that 26 pages of her manuscript were completely blank. In good detective fashion, she […]
April 15, 2012
HuffPost mentioned that the long awaited website of all things officially Harry Potter has finally opened to the public, although there may be some delays in accessing the site. The news broke with a short notice on its blog. Shira S.
April 15, 2012
He’s not named Harry, but Barry, and he’s already dead at the start of Rowling’s new adult novel, The Casual Vacancy. Set in the picturesque village of Pagford, Rowling’s darkly humorous novel portrays the decidedly un-quaint ugly conflicts that are revealed when Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly leaving a vacancy on the parish council. Pre-orders are reportedly building […]
April 3, 2012
Harvard University’s Robert Darnton has stated that the Digital Public Library of America will be up and running by next April. The goal of this national nonprofit is to make available millions of free books and digitized special collections. This sounds like an ambitious project and there are many technical issues to work out. Let’s […]
April 3, 2012
On April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic, the White Star Line’s newest and most luxurious liner touted as “unsinkable,” left Southhampton, England heading for New York City. April 14th, four days into the journey, the ship hit an iceberg, and in a mere two hours forty minutes broke apart and sank. This tragedy caused by man’s […]
March 27, 2012
When Harry Potter e-books went on sale today the rules changed compared to those for most e-books, ie, the user can switch the book from one device to another (what is technically called unencryption.) Some publishers are predicting this will contribute to momentum in undermining Amazon’s control over e-book sales. “We believe that people should […]
March 27, 2012
Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Alpha Chapter will lead a fun-filled day for kids, families, and teens from Noon-4pm at the Evanston Public Library at 1703 Orrington (Main) in the first floor Community Meeting Room. Activities include storybook bingo, planting seeds, and composting with worms followed by a theatre presentation and workshop. César Chávez was an […]
March 25, 2012
This Thursday, March 29th, the Evanston Public Library shows Chicago filmmaker Stephen Cone’s 2011 indie drama, The Wise Kids, in a special free screening arranged with ConeArts Films. This nuanced, finely-wrought film – called “a tender-hearted gem” in a recent New York Times review – is the story of three southern Christian teenagers grappling with […]
March 22, 2012
Random House has signed a 10 year book deal with Ian Fleming‘s estate to reprint all 14 James Bond titles in hardcover, paperback, and e-book formats.The Bond series has remained in demand over the years at 100 million copies, with films also proving quite popular. Dr. No will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, which […]
