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Friday, February 29
Friday Fun Link - Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries (Feb 29, 2008)
by
Jason
on Fri 29 Feb 2008 06:59 AM CST
You know it's a hard core list when the Library of Congress only ranks an "honourable mention".
Ranking the World's Best Digital Libraries Tuesday, February 26
FTRW - German Authorities Slam "The God Delusion For Kids"
by
Jason
on Tue 26 Feb 2008 04:53 PM CST
I was a bit disappointed to click through and realise this book wasn't actually a version of Richard Dawkins' book for young people (which would be awesome!).
But the sentiment of this controversial German kid's book certainly fits with Dawkins anti-religion polemic. The German Family Ministry is pushing for the children's book "How Do I Get to God, Asked the Small Piglet," written by Michael Schmidt-Salomon and illustrated by Helge Nyncke, to be included on a list of literature considered dangerous for young people. The authors and publishers have released the book online in English so that interested parties can read it themselves. Monday, February 25
Happy Freedom To Read Week (Feb 24 - March 1)
by
Jason
on Mon 25 Feb 2008 09:40 PM CST
Didn't get a chance to post yesterday so missed kicking off FTRW on its official start date. But never one to be a day late and a dollar short, here's a link to the main web site for Freedom to Read to kick off the week. Explore, read, look for events in a community near you!
Friday, February 22
Friday Fun Link - Misc Book Stuff (Feb 23, 2008)
by
Jason
on Fri 22 Feb 2008 11:57 PM CST
 Borders and Lulu.com have teamed up to create Border's Lifestyle,
a new service allowing anyone to design and publish their own book and
have it distributed through Borders stores, even including your own
book tour and in-store readings. Is it, according to Ben Vershbow of if:book, "bringing vanity publishing to a whole new level of fantasy role-playing," or a real innovation in book distribution, bypassing the professional gatekeepers?(via MetaFilter which, as always, has lots of good comments worth reading about self-publishing, print-on-demand services and the libraries' role in all of this) Better World Books - Recently recognized by Fast Company as one of the best for-profit social enterprises of 2008,
they offer a wide selection of new and used books with free shipping in
the US and less than $3 shipping elsewhere. A portion of the profits go
to fund literacy organizations such as Room to Read and WorldFund, and their shipping is carbon-neutral. The only thing missing is the ability to import Amazon wishlists.
(via MetaFilter) The Book Staircase 2007 Bookshelves of the Year Wednesday, February 6
Bookcase of the Future (I Wants)
by
Jason
on Wed 06 Feb 2008 10:00 PM CST
My Favourite Authors - A Semi-Scientific Study
by
Jason
on Wed 06 Feb 2008 12:07 AM CST
Cue the "anal retentive librarian" stereotypes...
I've kept a list of every book I've read since 1996. I was recently thinking about who my favourite authors are and instead of just picking the first names that came to mind, I thought it would be interesting to sort that list by author then record everybody whose name appears more than once. You can probably assume that this technique gives a pretty good indication that there's something about the author that I enjoy - whether its their writing style, the topics they write about or whatever. Of course, it's also embarrassing that there are a lot of great authors who, for whatever reason, I've only read one of their books - at least in that time frame. (I admit I was tempted to slip in a few of their names to give me more "cool" cachet but hey, what's a blog for if not stupid levels of personal revelation?) If you don't know an author on this list, you can do a quick Google search on the name to find out a bit more about them - although, in 90% of the cases, I warn you that it will probably just lead to somebody writing about one of my not-so-guilty pleasures (the Beatles) or one of my guilty ones (professional wrestling.) Here you go... Al Franken Alex Garland Anthony Bourdain Art Slade Ben Elton Bill Bryson Bret Hart Carl Sagan Christopher Sandford Chuck Klosterman Chuck Palahniuk Clifford Stoll Dave Barry Dave Bidini Dave Margoshes David Carpenter Dean Koontz Douglas Coupland Douglas Rushkoff Eric Hansen Eric Schlosser Frank McCourt Fred Stenson George Tremlett Gore Vidal Hal Niedzviecki Helene Hanff Howard Stern Hunter Davies Hunter S. Thompson Ian MacDonald Irvine Welsh James Mitchener Jay Ingram Jerry Spinelli JK Rowling John Allen Paulos John Rocco Kevin Taft Kurt Vonnegut Malcolm Gladwell Marcello di Cintio Mark Lisac Martin Amis Michael Crichton Michael Moore Mick Foley Molly Ivins Naomi Klein Oliver Sacks Pete Best Pete Shotton Philip Norman Ray Coleman Richard Dawkins Robert Fulghum Robert Harris Roddy Doyle Scott Adams Scott Keith Stephen King Steven Michael Berenzky (Mick Burrs) Thomas Wharton Tim Sandlin Timothy Findley Will Ferguson Yoko Ono Themes? Lots of popular culture and bestselling authors. More non-fiction than fiction. Not a lot of literature (I think I had my fill of that in undergrad!) A few Canadian authors but honestly, not as many as I suspected I'd have. I think, having worked in publishing and with writers, there are a lot of authors who I've read one of their books but rarely went on to read a second work because there was always the next new author to try. What would be really interesting would be to have a list like this going back to the time that you began reading - so you'd have everybody from Dr. Seuss to Franklin W. Dixon. Saturday, February 2
CLA Young Adult Book Award Committee Needs Saskatchewan Representative
by
Jason
on Sat 02 Feb 2008 01:47 AM CST
Hmmm...it doesn't seem to require that you be a librarian, only that you are willing to join CLA for the duration of the term on the jury (which is a 5 year commitment with a requirement that you read ~100 books per year. I've done nearly that for a book awards jury once but doing it for five years straight?
 ) --- Call for Volunteers,
CLA Young Adult Book Award
Committee The
committee is seeking someone who is:
Each
member of the committee represents a region of
We
hope to create a Committee that best embodies our national identity. If you are male, a member of the First
Nations or a member of a visible minority, you are especially encouraged to
apply. To
apply, please submit the following: ·
a cover
letter ·
your
resume ·
two
reviews of recent young adult literature.
Reviews may be of novels, collections of short stories or graphic
novels. Please
read the complete requirements on the CLA Web site, http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Young_Adult_Canadian_Book_Award Submissions
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