Category Archives: Books

Palin’s brush with cenorship

Posted on September 5, 2008 by tim

Having spent the better part of the last two months working on a program for Banned Books Week, I couldn’t help but notice the buzz about Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, which surfaced during a recent Time article: Stein says … Continue reading →

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Digital Literacy? :: electronic oxymoron

Posted on August 4, 2008 by tim

The New York Times ran an article last week on the changing face of literacy in the digital age. The column focuses primarily on the habits of teenagers, college-bound students, and how the Internet is impacting their reading. Clearly students … Continue reading →

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Kindle, meet my little friend

Posted on November 26, 2007 by tim

Not unlike a guy who opens a restaurant in the exact same location that one has failed for the last twenty years, Amazon rolled out it’s much talked about new e-book reader. Known as the Kindle, its track on the … Continue reading →

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Doris Lessing wins the Nobel

Posted on October 11, 2007 by tim

I’m sure that Isabella was thrilled to hear that Doris Lessing took the Nobel Prize in Literature this year. Ms. Lessing’s strongest legacy may be that she inspired a generation of feminists with her breakthrough novel, “The Golden Notebook.” In … Continue reading →

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Ikea publishing?

Posted on October 9, 2007 by tim

As I dug through a tangle of links on information and literature this morning, I stumbled across a factoid that claims that the Ikea catalog is the world’s “highest-distributed annual free publication with 175 million copies printed in 55 editions … Continue reading →

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Possible Laureates in literature

Posted on October 4, 2007 by tim

I stumbled across an interesting collection of possible Nobel Laureates in Literature on Marlon James’ site, where he gives a nice selection of possible candidates for this year’s award. He lists ten possible examples with pros and cons (which includes): … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week (2007)

Posted on October 1, 2007 by tim

This week marks the 26th Anniversary of Banned Books Week — the American Library Association’s annual celebration of books that are challenged (or banned) in the United States. This year the top ten list is headed by Justin Richardson and … Continue reading →

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