This week, I’ve found myself wishing I could be a little more French. While there are many wonderful and worthwhile possibilities for this wish the reason du jour (see what I did there?) is because in Grenoble, France, they have short-story vending machines and they are awesome. These machines are setup in commuter stations and … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: On Short Stories
Yesterday, dear readers, we traveled from our blanket forts around the world, thanks to Ann Morgan’s fantastic Reading the World project. But what about those intrepid armchair explorers whose wanderlust extends beyond mere national boundaries? Hermitage Week, as I have come to call the days between Christmas and New Years, when many of us find time to read … Continue reading Traveling Further Afield…
While there are many parts of the Internet that can be rabbit-holes designed to suck your free time away from you without you even noticing, there are many other parts of the Internet that I can’t imagine living without. Fun, interesting blogs like this one, and others that we’ve mentioned here where anyone can find … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: In Transit
We’ve had some chats here about various “Best Book” Awards for 2015, from the Baileys Prize to the Man Booker Prize to National Book Award. And since we decided that other people’s favorite books of 2015 are so much fun, that our own list of favorite reads from 2015 would be a blast. This series … Continue reading Our Favorites: The Peabody Library’s Favorite Books of 2015
I think the above cartoon perfectly sums up my experience of reading (though there are generally more Cthulus in my reading experience, but anyways…). And for those of you whose heart and brain would like a bit of adventure this weekend, here are five of our newest arrivals to get you started! The Master … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Occasionally when someone comes into the South Branch looking for something different to read, I have to catch myself from evangelizing some of my favorite books, remembering that not everyone has the same taste in books as I do and that offering advice to readers means focusing on their preferences instead of my own. All … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: On Fantasy, or Don’t let magic scare you away from a good story
Once upon a time last Saturday, two members of the Library staff attended the Boston Book Festival in order to witness the keynote address provided by Amanda Palmer in conversation with Neil Gaiman. The talk was primarily focused around the paperback release of Palmer’s book The Art of Asking, which is hereby highly recommended, … Continue reading Amanda Palmer and the Art of Asking