July 2009

summer is short in florida (short stories, that is)

  • About the author EB
  • July 09, 2009

We just got some great photos from our friends at Books & Books in Bal Harbour, Florida. As you can see, they’re really running with the Summer is Short short story campaign!

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Thanks, Books & Books! And if any other store wants to follow in their footsteps and send us their own short story display photos, we’d love to post them!

“the word is their bond”

  • About the author EB
  • July 07, 2009

Check out this amazing, inspiring story about a book club for the homeless in Boston. It’s an excellent reminder that books still do have the power to improve our lives, even if it’s just for an hour or so a week.

the inspirations of margot livesey

  • About the author EB
  • July 06, 2009

Presented for your enjoyment, here is a video of Margot Livesey, author of The House on Fortune Street. Margot discusses her various inspirations for the book, including a friend tasked with ghostwriting a book about euthanasia.

Get Rich Cheating

  • About the author CS
  • July 02, 2009

Looking for a job, recession got you down? Let Jeff Kreisler teach you a thing or two about how to strike it rich.

Get Get Rich Cheating — the book to read while luxuriating in your ill-gotten wealth.

an ode to indie movies

  • About the author EB
  • July 02, 2009

Start your holiday weekend off right with this ode to indie movies, sent to me by our esteemed colleague Kayleigh in library marketing:

awful library books

  • About the author EB
  • July 01, 2009

I am loving Awful Library Books, a site run by librarians which features books that really, really should be retired from libraries. Some of my favorites:

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