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Comment on Edible Book Festival by Connie

Connie — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:19:52 +0000

Amanda, the slide show of the Edible Book Festival is wonderful. Thanks to you and Mary for organizing this fun event. The results were delicious.

Comment on Edible Book Festival by Brent Etzel

Brent Etzel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:36:53 +0000

Sounds like the Edible Book event was a big success. Can you put pictures of it up on the blog?

Comment on Edible Book Festival by Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:17:52 +0000

This is a hoot. I can’t wait to see what people come up with on this one.

Comment on A Death in Belmont by sedgehammer

sedgehammer — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:37:18 +0000

This sounds great! I am currently living in Belmont, and would thus find the story more delightfully creepy. Thanks for the suggestion.

Comment on Our newest reference provider by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:24:46 +0000

Now that’s an adorable reference librarian!!

Comment on Book Studies Lecture by Margi Rogal by Eduardo Magalhaes

Eduardo Magalhaes — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:33:41 +0000

Where are the four poems?
Would love to read and share a comment…
Thank you
Eduardo Magalhaes
Federal University of Alagoas
Brazil

Comment on The Glass Castle by Carla

Carla — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:45:47 +0000

I took your recommendation, Amanda–and The Glass Castle kept me up reading into the wee hours. As you said, it’s funny, sad and maddening, often all at the same time. What a testimony to human resilience, the power of love and the mystery of individual differences. The three older Walls children thrived despite shocking hardships and neglect. I have to assume that the key factors were that their deeply flawed parents still clearly loved them and that the children had each other to rely upon. Yet their youngest sister was hospitalized as an adult, seriously damaged by her childhood. Why the dramatic difference?

I was happy to find a video of an interview with Jeannette Walls on the web–her appearance on the Colbert Report, of all places–and also a chat Q and A session. And I learned that she had long been a celebrity gossip columnist for MSNBC! She admits that she may have enjoyed “unmasking” celebrities as a way of showing herself (before she revealed her own background in Glass Castle) that everyone has a skeleton in the closet.

Comment on by Carla

Carla — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:01:44 +0000

Since our pal, Dracula, probably has been “to hell and back” himself, I guess he might bring some personal views to bear….

Comment on Naked Came The Librarian: Chapter Two by Liesl

Liesl — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:16:48 +0000

I sent the first chapter to my friends all over the United States and several over seas. Nearly all responded with “send me the next chapter.” So I’m happy to be able to do so! Keep it up!

Comment on Naked Came The Librarian: Chapter Two by christine(a)

christine(a) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:45:32 +0000

i’m so glad the second chapter has come!! this waiting has been torturous. i love this book you all are creating and already can’t wait for the next installment!

also, i think the book cover is very clever and scandalous. i love it. (that’s by far the deepest v-neck i’ve ever seen on a librarian.)