One of our first falcon chicks has hatched! Watch live.
March 25, 2010
Ms. Rosalyn Bosch has created a new film on the Vichy government’s roundup of 76,000 Jews during World War II, called La Rafle. I don’t think it is available yet in the states, but keep an eye out- it sounds very compelling and may fill in a rather neglected area of history. Heard on NPR’s […]
March 23, 2010
Here’s a wonderful article by Booklist editor and publisher Bill Ott on the Stieg Larsson trilogy that’s taking American readers by storm. Laura H., Reader’s Services
March 19, 2010
As Evanstonians are acutely aware, times are tough for libraries. The current economic climate has resulted in cuts to library funding nationwide. Large cities and small towns alike have been feeling the crunch of tight budgets and funding cuts. But for those of us who love and support our local libraries, there are still ample […]
March 19, 2010
Margaret Atwood is many things: poet, novelist, political activist. She has published countless novels, essays and other non-fiction works, children’s books, and books of poetry. Among her numerous awards and honors, she has won the prestigious Booker Prize (and been nominated for it five times!). She is as highly regarded for her science fiction books […]
March 19, 2010
Chicago Tribune Cultural Critic Julia Keller writes another interesting article on when to abandon a book (Laura H.)
March 18, 2010
Here’s an interesting article in Forbes about a woman who is passionate about children’s literature, and is no shrinking violet when it comes to voicing her opinion. She’s raised a storm of protest and venom by critisizing the critics. “By day, a librarian. By night, the most powerful blogger in kids’ books,” writes author Dirk […]
March 18, 2010
Looking for a good book to read? Stop by The Loft of the Evanston Public Library. But those are young adult books, you exclaim! A recent article in The Los Angeles Times illuminates a variety of reasons why adults are reading young adult literature. Says Skurnick, who also reviews adult fiction for the LA Times […]
March 18, 2010
Here is New York, by E. B. White, Persuasion, by Jane Austen, Dubliners, by James Joyce. These books may not appear to have anything in common, but they are all on my list of “Reading in Place Books.” There’s a particular thrill that comes from reading, or more likely, re-reading, a book in the location […]
March 18, 2010
This excerpt from John Steinbeck’s “Travels with Charley: in Search of America” started me wondering about the impact of media and technology on our speech, especially given the vast changes we’ve witnessed since this was written in 1962. “It seemed to me that regional speech is in the process of disappearing, not gone but going. […]
March 18, 2010
I ran across a short article in the Trib Business section this week on the popularity of book clubs and the value of hosting club meetings right at the store. It’s nice to hear about the growing population of book clubbers, and it’s nice to think that many of them might be frugal types who pop in to the […]
