Justin Bieber, the teen singing sensation that sends young girls’ hearts aflutter, played to a sold out crowd at the Comcast Arena recently. I’ve never listened to Bieber’s music, and I honestly didn’t know or care who he was until I got stuck in concert traffic that evening. But I can attest to his extraordinary [...]
July 15, 2010
You Must Blurb This Book!
I know I’m not supposed to judge a book by its cover. But is it OK to judge a book by the blurbs on its cover? I’m talking about those positive reviews—some subtle and others over-the-moon—by other writers plastered all over book covers these days. A blurb from Stephen King is not guaranteed to get [...]
June 24, 2010
Summer Reading
I’m about to leave for a summer vacation and I still don’t know what books to bring. To me, this is a crisis. So I asked my co-workers what they had on their summer reading lists to get a few ideas. My new problem is figuring out how to cram all these great books in [...]
June 1, 2010
The Girl Who…
I’ve noticed a handful of new books with titles that begin The Girl Who. With no further ado, here’s a “who’s who” of these girls who stop swimming, chase the moon, fall from the sky, play with fire, and what have you. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming (2008) by Joshilyn Jackson Laurel’s happy suburban life [...]
May 27, 2010
Names and Faces from the Wall
Reading The Things They Carried is a vivid reminder that the Vietnam War touched the lives of all American communities. Everett was no exception. Of the 1050 Washington State men whose names are etched on the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., 30 were from Everett. Another 58 were from elsewhere in [...]
April 20, 2010
Gone to the Dogs
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. –Groucho Marx * A popular stereotype about librarians is that we’re all cat people. Books like Dewey: the Small Town Library Cat that Touched the World do little to disabuse people of this notion. I’ve [...]
January 13, 2010
What’s for Dinner?
Spaghetti, eggs and toast, and cereal have become the boring staples of my workday dinners. One of my New Year’s resolutions has been to expand my weekday cooking repertoire with more interesting meals. I have a limited amount of time each evening, and I’m no Julia Child, so recipes have to be fairly quick and simple. [...]
December 2, 2009
Listen Up!
I’ve temporarily traded my bus pass for a steering wheel. One of my favorite things about riding the bus was the chance to read twice a day. So when I needed to start driving more, I was bummed. Then I found audio books. Listening to an audio book instead of reading the printed version is a different [...]
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