But for the shouting, it's done. I filled out the forms for our 2010 Dublin Award nominations and submitted them electronically. I will have to wait until tomorrow before mailing everything out. I don't know that I'm entirely thrilled with our choices (The Good Thief, Olive Kitteridge, and Plague of Doves), but they are good enough ( Read more... )

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I used to shake my head at every person who said "I read so much at work that I don't really read for pleasure." I used to turn up my nose at people who used parenting as an excuse not to read.

I want to apologize to each and every one.

Yesterday, we wrapped up Dublin Committee for this award season all but the paperwork. In all honesty, I can ( Read more... )

Our Dublin decision has been made:

Cellophane by Marie Arana
The Rug Merchant by Meg Mullins
The Road by Cormac McCarthy ( Read more... )

First of all, the Dublin Award wiki for our committee is up and running.

Secondly, for those local folks, the latest Harry Potter book is now in the system and ready for you to place holds. (We are currently #8 in line!)

I forgot to mention this before for anyone who cares, but as of the beginning of December this is our committee's short list for the 2008 Award (novels published in 2006):

Becoming Abigail by Chris Abani
Cellophane by Marie Arana
Disorder Peculiar to the Country by Ken Kalfus
Echo Maker by Richard Powers
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi ( Read more... )

Now that it is September, a not-so-young librarian must turn her fancy toward the Dublin Award Selection Committee. I'm not quite through with Mists of Avalon, but that's the breaks (I'm gonna finish it anyhow ( Read more... )

Wolf Boy by Evan KuhlmanWhen Francis, the eldest of the Harrelson family, is killed suddenly and tragically, the family is forced to deal with their grief in different ways. The father, Gene, plays with illicit affairs. The mother, Helen, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The youngest, Crispy, decides to run away with Marky Mark. And the ( Read more... )

Even though I'm reading what I want right now (and I have a few more reviews to post), my mind is ever on the upcoming Dublin Award, as well as recruiting. I have an updated list of novels under consideration ("of literary merit" printed in English in 2006) that's ready to distribute ( Read more... )

Finished the last of Dublin reads for this season. Meh. Fun, funny, and sexy at times, but about 100 pages too long.

But today we came to our decision ( Read more... )