Bookish friends are the best friends. Yesterday, a good friend of mine posted a query on Facebook, seeking recommendations “for someone who can’t focus on a book at the moment”. Firstly, I was blown away by the honesty of that question. Because there are plenty of times when even I, who turn to books to help … Continue reading What You Can Do When You Just Can’t
As humanity tries to put this festering wound of a year behind us, you are going to see a lot of “Best of 2016” (and “Worst of 2016”) lists floating around. But none, I promise you, is quite like the Peabody Library’s Best of 2016 List. We asked our staff to share with us–and you–their favorite books, … Continue reading Best of 2016: The End
As humanity prepares to bid farewell to this all-around heartbreaker of a year, you are going to see a lot of “Best of 2016” (and “Worst of 2016”) lists floating around. But none, I promise you, is quite like the Peabody Library’s Best of 2016 List. We asked our staff to share with us–and you–their favorite … Continue reading The Best of 2016, Part 2
Welcome to the end of another week, beloved patrons, and our first Five Book Friday post from November! The last of our 30-day months for the year (not that there are many left), November is the kick off of the holiday season, so brace yourself (and don’t go into a crafting store unless you must–I … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
It’s getting close to the official All Hallow’s Read and while I can’t wait to see what Arabella has cooked up for Monday, we’ve still got one Saturday left in our month-long celebration. I’d like to spend it talking about diversity in what is often considered a white man’s genre: horror. Many will automatically think of … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Diversity in Horror
*This post is part of Free for All’s “Making Magic” series, which will focus on Kelley’s exploration of the opportunities in the library’s Creativity Lab. Recently, I’ve been listening to the audiobook of Neil Gaiman’s The View from the Cheap Seats. In the essay I heard on my drive home yesterday, he said, “Try to … Continue reading Making Magic: On Fear and Why You Should Start There
The time has come again, beloved patrons, for All Hallows Read, a monthly indulgence in all things spectacularly spooky, deliciously dark, and gloriously ghoulish! All Hallows Read was started by the Great and Good Neil Gaiman in 2010 with this blog post, which called for a new Halloween tradition, and stated, in part: I propose … Continue reading Happy All Hallows Read!