A Most Curious Murder by Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli

July 12, 2016

“Curiouser and curiouser.” When I read Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli’s first Little Library Mystery, I wished I had paid more attention to Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking-Glass. Although the book stands on its own as a mystery, the...

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer

May 05, 2016

What a fascinating account! The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts by Joshua Hammer is a story of the past, and an account of present terrorism and destruction of the world’s treasures. It’s a...

Libraries

April 19, 2016

Let’s talk about libraries. For some reason, three of the books I’m reading involve libraries in one way or another (and one involves books and teenagers, while the final one has nothing to do with the subject). Let’s talk as Seth Margolis did, about...

Seth Margolis, Guest Author, and Giveaway

April 15, 2016

I always feel fortunate when a guest author wants to write about libraries. Of course, I’m prejudiced, but these posts often touch my heart. If you’re not familiar with Seth Margolis’ books, he writes page-turners. His latest, The Semper Sonnet,...

The Library of Unrequited Love by Sophie Divry

March 16, 2016

What an odd book. Well, I was warned. My favorite book recommender was excited about this book, but then she said it wasn’t quite what she expected. Sophie Divry certainly gives an interesting impression of library workers inThe Library of Unrequited Love. It is...