maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach(to play one day) and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles,and milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were;
January – What I’m Reading
Here’s what’s on the reading list right now: Kevin Crossley-Holland The Norse Myths – in this introductory text on Norse Mythology, Crossley-Holland combines myth retellings with strong scholarship on the original texts for each myths. This book is extremely readable,
Hidden Perks
A quick google search on tips for commuters turned up a really interesting Lifehacker post, that claims the average US commute is 50 minutes. Having never commuted more than 30 minutes in my life (unless you count the “commute” from
What do you use for a Bookmark?
I ran across a really interesting book/website yesterday when a customer asked for it (we didn’t have a copy, sadly). Forgotten Bookmarks is a collection of things found or used as pagemarkers in old and used books. The author is
What Do I Read Next?
One of the most frequent questions I get as a bookseller is a variation on “What should I read next?” (It’s not the top question. That’s “Do you have a book?” followed by “Where’s the bathroom?”) It’s actually a fun
UNLESS
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* Forty-ish years ago, a senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson (Wisconsin) organized a nationwide environmental teach-in to help educate children and the population about environmental concerns. This was called Earth Day, and the first
Book Update
Since my last book update, I have finished Diet for a Dead Planet (Christopher D Cook) and The Consumer’s Guide for Effective Environmental Choices (The Union of Concerned Scientists), gotten halfway through Redwall, and read The Last Little Cat. I
Bookstore Bingo
*crossposted from Seven Deadly Divas* The phone rings. I answer it (within the first two rings, of course). “Hello, this is <Bookstore Name> in <Location>, Anna speaking, how may I help you?” ***** “Hi, do you sell books?” No, the
How many bookmarks do YOU need?
Working at a bookstore, I run into a lot of books that I want to read. In fact, my “to read” list has gotten longer, and longer, and longer the more I’ve worked there. We’re allowed to keep a stash