This article about a book group originally formed at a Borders store prompted me to post about my own formerly-Borders group. We are a general group. Although fiction probably dominates, we read both fiction and nonfiction. We originated about 12 years ago in a Borders store that went down in the first round of closings. […]
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The Millions : Good Luck, Memory Michael H. Rowe laments that he often has trouble remembering details about books he has read. There isn’t any inherent reason to worry about forgetfulness, of course. Reading is reading; what you remember can seem a gift and what you forget just one of many things that, slipping away,
It appears to be all over for the Borders bookselling chain. The company will be liquidated — meaning sold off in pieces — and almost 11,000 employees will lose their jobs. The chain’s 400 remaining stores will close their doors by the end of September. Say what you like, it’s a sad day for book
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How we read now Amanda Katz writes in the Boston Globe about the quickly advancing trend of digital reading, or ebooks. And this is the hitch. For the last 1,500 years or so, the idea of the book and the book as object have been indivisible. We readers respect and adore long-form writing, whether it
Learning to Love a Killer: John Hart’s Fourth Novel Takes Different Twist | The Pilot: Southern Pines, NC. Iron Horse, the fourth novel by New York Times best-selling author John Hart, was released last week. “Given the success of the first three, I always allow myself to feel confident when I might be feeling uncertain,”
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This post introduces a new feature, Monday Miscellany, a conglomeration of intriguing literary items that have found their way to my monitor. Remembering Stieg Larsson In The New York Times, David Carr reviews ‘There Are Things I Want You to Know’ About Stieg Larsson and Me, by Eva Gabrielsson. Gabrielsson is the woman who lived
“A book exists at the intersection of the author’s subconscious and the reader’s response.” –William Gibson, via BOOK EXPO AMERICA LUNCHEON TALK [2010]
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YA Author Apologizes To ‘Wall Street Journal’ Critic : NPR. NPR offers a follow-up to the recent controversy over the current state of YA (young adult) literature. Related Posts: Darkness Too Visible YA Fiction Is Too Dark: Some Responses Are Teen Novels Dark and Depraved–Or Saving Lives?
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The Duchess of Cambridge, better known as Kate Middleton, is already a fashion trendsetter, but Penguin Canada will now have a chance to see if she can also be a literary trendsetter. Reports that the duchess loved the Canadian classic Anne of Green Gables as a girl and wanted to visit Prince Edward Island, the
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Books | Seventy years later, we still ‘Make Way For Ducklings’ | Seattle Times Newspaper. An appreciation of Robert McCloskey’s children’s classic, published 70 years ago this year. Generations of children have delighted in the story of how Mr. and Mrs. Mallard first find the perfect place in Boston to start their family, and how
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