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Category: Amy
Underappreciated Author by Amy
09/14/09 15:59 , Categories: Amy Christopher Moore is one of the most underappreciated authors of our time. I first read Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. If the title doesn’t offend you, then I highly recommend you read it! After that… more »
Learning a Lesson from The Great Gatsby by Amy
07/13/09 15:22 , Categories: Amy Most people believe that librarians have read, and like, all the great classics. Once I was helping a young woman choose an item from a high school generated list. Her choice was whatever was the shortest. Her mother wanted her to choose a really good… more »
Palin Territory by Amy
04/27/09 16:38 , Categories: Amy , Tags: a deeper sleep, dana stabenow, michael chabon, tom bodett, yiddish policemen's union By strange coincidence (and what coincidence isn’t strange?) I found myself at the height of Sarah Palin’s publicity reading two different fiction novels set in Alaska. I realized that I have always been a little fascinated by Alaska, the wintry landsca… more »
Bonding through Books by Amy
“Mom, I need something new to read”. My heart leapt…could this be it? Could this be the day I’ve waited and hoped for since the day she was born? Okay, it really wasn’t quite that dramatic. There is a special thrill, though, to realizing… more »