To the dismay of my literature professors and some of my colleagues in my university’s […]
The story web
There’s a story my mother likes to tell—probably to demonstrate that I’ve been pedantic from […]
Fledglings
Librarians help people find information and then send them on their way. We deliberately distance […]
Cover Story, Part IV: Red Cavalry, by Isaac Babel
When I review public domain titles, I link to the generic entry on GoodReads and […]
In which I declare my love for the meta
One of my favorite series of books I am, regrettably, not able to recommend to […]
Bracing for backlash
I have been incredibly lucky online. (Knocks on wood. Tosses salt over shoulder. Looks up […]
The thwarted red pen
Last night, I fell asleep listening to the epilogue of Steven Johnson’s The Ghost Map, […]
How to recommend a book
Listening to the latest episode of Dear Book Nerd (Episode 31) reminded me of a question […]
Censor spectrum
On one of the library tours that I gave last January, a student asked me […]
A librarian’s lament
A few years ago, I was watching Inkheart with my sister and her kids. We had […]