On Kathy's recommendation, I just read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. This slim (under 200 pages), moving novel can be read in just a sitting or two, but the story will stay with you for days after that.
The story is deceptively...
Two more bests lists came out this weekend that I wanted to point out. One is a major one, the other, more niche.
As reported on many other blogs, The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009 was posted on their website. It will be in print on...
About 2 weeks ago I wrote this post on the current state of crime fiction.
Publisher's Weekly has posted this article on their website which continues the discussion from the authors' points of view.
Much of what these best-selling authors say comes...
Here is another one of Paste's lists of the "Best of the Decade." This time it's the best graphic novels.
We have worked hard at Berwyn to have a graphic novel section for readers aged 16 and up. Click here to read some of my posts about our work....
I haven't talked about some of my favorite resources for book lists in a while and I thought with Thanksgiving tomorrow, now would be a good time both to mention them and use them to find Thanksgiving books.
Library Booklists is a compilation of book...
