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Comment on Best Books Read in 2011: My List by Mary Daniels Brown

Mary Daniels Brown — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:05:03 +0000

Good to hear from you, Laura Jo! Which book have you already read? How did you like it?

Comment on Best Books Read in 2011: My List by Laura Jo

Laura Jo — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:29:12 +0000

I am going to save this list—-I have only read one of these but have a couple others on my to read list.

Comment on Book review: ‘This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All’ by Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:33:03 +0000

As it happens, I just finished reading The Dead Beat and have started This Book Is Overdue. Both are right up my alley!

Comment on As I Turn 60. . . by psychotherapist

psychotherapist — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:10:54 +0000

psychotherapist…

I don’t normally comment on blogs but your post was a real call to action. Thank you for a great read….

Comment on Booking through Thursday: Anticipation by sue grafton books

sue grafton books — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:01:28 +0000

sue grafton books…

Your topic ” The Edgar Award . . . was interesting when I found it on Thursday searching for sue grafton books as I also have articles and information posted on this subject. Thank You… Steve Noel Sr….

Comment on Waterston gives insider’s view of L.M. Montgomery by maggie

maggie — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:11:47 +0000

i cannot express what the Anne of Green Gables books meant to me growing up, and what they still do mean. i still have my worn, forty times read set of the entire series. and Emily Of New Moon.

Comment on Please pass the Hydrox! by admin

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:09:48 +0000

Congratulations on your first article publication, Maggie! Once you see your first byline in print, it’s a great motivation to keep plugging away, even though freelancing can sometimes be discouraging. Hang in there!

~Mary

Comment on Moving Beyond ‘Catcher’ On School Reading Lists : NPR by admin

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:07:37 +0000

Hey, Kate, thanks for responding! Do you think your teenage angst was majorly differently from mine?

Comment on Newfound Tapes Offer Clues to Agatha Christie’s Life by maggie

maggie — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:17:50 +0000

wow, i would love to hear some of that.

Comment on Moving Beyond ‘Catcher’ On School Reading Lists : NPR by Kate

Kate — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:36:23 +0000

Hi, Mom! I’ll have to listen to the audio when I get home tonight, but my inclination is to leave Catcher on the reading list. As you pointed out, I am 30 myself, so my perspective is a bit skewed. From what I remember of reading Catcher back in high school, I didn’t have trouble understanding Holden, and while I didn’t really like him, I did like getting a glimpse of a different time.

I like that there is room for discussion about required reading lists and that they’re being updated to expose students to different perspectives, cultures, and writing styles, but there’s also something to be said for leaving a book like Catcher in. It’s a tie back to the past and a common experience that parents can share and discuss with their children. Or that strangers can share. I’ve had interesting discussions on the bus and with my coworkers about books we have in common, largely through our high school reading lists.