To continue on our Middle Grade kick, I’d like to feature THE PECULIAR, by Stefan Bachmann, set to release this September. From Goodreads: THE GRAVEYARD BOOK meets JONATHAN STRANGE & MR. NORRELL in this gothic steampunk page-turner for readers of all ages. Bartholomew Kettle won’t live long. Changelings never do. The child of a human […]
Okay, so I know not all library patrons are bad. The vast majority are good, decent, reasonable and pleasant people. However, I’ve noticed that the bad patrons tend to end up in one or more of the following ten categories (each of which I’ve experienced first-hand in all the libraries I’ve worked). I’ve highlighted these below: […]
This week’s feature is a middle grade series, THE INCREDIBLY AWESOME ADVENTURES OF PUGGIE LIDDELL, by Karen Mueller Bryson. I met Karen at the Arizona Dreamin’ conference last month, and was very impressed to learn that she is also a screenwriter and playwright. The first book in the series is TESLA TIME: When the wise-cracking […]
Some of my author friends have asked me about effective ways to market books in libraries, and I figured the tips I passed along to them might make a useful blog post.Before I delve into the actual tips, I’d like to offer up the following as an example of what not to do. This was forwarded to me […]
This week’s feature is PRETTY AMY by Lisa Burstein. I found Lisa through her Dear Teen Me entry and the premise if her book grabbed me immediately. It’s also a great example of superb cover art. From Goodreads: Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she’s somewhat beautiful and uber-cool […]
To honor the librarian aspect of this blog, I’ve decided to feature library stories, everything from the endearing, to the absurd, to the wacky. To start us off with a bang, I’ve collected some odd reference questions from friends and colleagues (most of which from the great Alison Kemper–Thank you, Alison!). For your amusement (these […]
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A bout of tonsillitis has put me out for the count for at least the next few days, so I’m going to take a break from blogging for a bit. This is what happens when I don’t follow my own advice, and don’t get enough rest. Please take note, especially those of you burning the […]
As part of the ALEXANDER OUTLAND: SPACE PIRATE blog tour, I’d like to welcome G.J. Koch! She writes a ton of great books, including TOUCHED BY AN ALIEN and others. To win a FREE COPY of ALEXANDER OUTLAND: SPACE PIRATE, leave a comment below. Here’s her bio: G.J. Koch writes science fiction. Not the hard […]
Lately I’ve been considering collecting stories occurring within libraries from colleagues (and others) regarding the good, the bad, and the ugly that happens within institutional walls that most people might not know about–as realistic a portrait as possible. I’d keep the contributors anonymous of course, but am also considering writing down some of my own stories […]