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 [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Non-Fiction’
May 5, 2010
‘Hunger’ vs. ‘Gadget’: manifesto a manifesto
David Shields created quite a stir in recent months with his new book Reality Hunger: a manifesto. One major emphasis of his wide-ranging book is the practice of fact-bending in an age of fabricated memoirs, reality television, and personal myth-making via the likes of Facebook and YouTube. In Shields’s cavalier view, we shouldn’t worry too much about [...]
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 [...]
April 12, 2010
And the Winner Is…
The Pulitzer Prizes are awarded annually for achievement in newspaper journalism, literature, and musical competition in the United States. The 2010 awards were announced earlier today in a variety of categories. Fiction: Tinkers by Paul Harding History: The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed Biography: The First Tycoon: The Epic [...]
April 6, 2010
The Year’s Work in Lebowski Studies
I’m still new enough at the library to brag about how great our staff is without sounding like I’m gloating. (I had nothing to do with the greatness of the group of people I’ve arrived to work with!) So I have to applaud the depth of our collections. A few days ago, I stumbled upon this great [...]
March 24, 2010
Meet Brad at the Evergreen Branch
The Evergreen Branch recently welcomed a new manager, Brad Allen. Brad comes to us from Kansas, where he worked at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. We’re happy to introduce him to you here. Be sure to say hello next time you’re at the Evergreen Branch. Welcome to Everett! You drove here from Topeka. [...]
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 23, 2009
Stories of the Year
If you’re looking for last minute gift ideas, or holiday reading suggestions for yourself, look no further than the Everett Public Library. Our Gift Guide points you to book and music buying ideas for all ages and interests. Our Best Books list includes our favorites from 2009. Here are a few other year-end lists that I will use to [...]
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