Author, screenwriter, and composer Mary Rodgers has passed away ( Read more... )

A few weeks after I redesigned her website, I conducted a Q&A with Megan Frazer. Megan, like me and Mindy Kaling, is a fan of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Megan is also a writer, a mother, and a librarian, among other things. Find out more about her books and her busy schedule in the interview below!

Do you have any sort of writing routine? ( Read more... )

Peter H. Reynolds is an author, an illustrator, and a motivator. His stories usually feature creative characters that make me smile and storylines that make me appreciate what I have. His books such as The Dot and Ish are typically shelved in the picture book section of bookstores and libraries, but they really ought to be placed in other sections ( Read more... )

The title of Iva-Marie Palmer's novel, The End of the World as We Know It, might make you hum a classic R.E.M. tune. The author would certainly approve.

Iva-Marie (pronounced Eye-vuh-Mah-ree) is a fan of awesome things. If you looked on her bookshelf, you'd find titles by Jane Austen, Judy Blume, and Neil Gaiman, among others. If you checked out ( Read more... )

In May of 2011, GuysLitWire held a book fair for Ballou High School in Washington, D.C. At that time, there were over 1,200 students enrolled in that school, and only 1,150 books in their library - less than one book per student.

Now you can help Ballou for the holidays! Here is the direct link to the wish list at Powells: http://bit.ly/ ( Read more... )

When I discovered that Tricia at the Chelmsford Library had created a readergirlz book group for her patrons, I was overjoyed. This is exactly what I hope the readergirlz program will inspire -- one of two major hopes, that is ( Read more... )

If you live in LA and like going to the library on Sunday afternoons, make sure to enjoy your visit this weekend. On April 11th, all Los Angeles Public Library branches will adjust their hours, and all of them will be regularly closed on Sundays. Quoting from the press release:
"The change in service hours is needed to enable the library to adjust ( Read more... )

Holly Cupala tagged me for this bookish meme.

Tell me about the book that has been on your shelf the longest.

All of my childhood books and some of my all-time favorite books, including The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende, are in storage, sadly. Those would be the longest-running (er, standing?) titles were they truly here in my current abode ( Read more... )

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Jennifer R. Hubbard has organized the Library-Loving Challenge, inspiring bloggers and readers to raise funds for their local libraries, bookmobiles, and book-related organizations. Participating bloggers have pledged to donate X number of dollars or cents per comment on their challenge posts.

Consult the list of participants at Jennifer's blog ( Read more... )