Libraries | Libraries
Aug.11.2008
This is my first blog entry on the Red Room so I thought I'd pinch an item I posted on my blog http://www.paulinerowson.com/
In the UK it is National Year of Reading and some of the events I've undertaken have helped to promote this worthwhile initiative. So I thought I'd take a moment to look...
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Aug.01.2008
I'm new to Redroom, and I'm still learning the ropes here. I'm best known for my short fiction, and my newest book, Months and Seasons, came out six weeks ago. I now happen to be madly reworking and polishing my first novel, The Brightest Moon of the Century, whose publication date of March 7...
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Jul.22.2008
In case you are unaware of it, the following URL will tell you how many libraries (names and locations included) have stocked your book -- as well as how many have stocked your neighbor's.
http://www.worldcat.org/
And the current NEW YORKER -- that's the one with Sen, and Mrs. Obama on the cover...
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Jul.07.2008
My site reflects my usual housekeeping, but I got my act together on behalf of my husband. I took photos of his books, both in his office and at home, and filed them from the pictures. Got the idea from TV--someone's always spying on someone else with cameras or cellphones, or with the cameras in...
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Jun.16.2008
Please enjoy this photo of Crested Butte, Colorado, from Theresa Rizzo, a good friend and wonderful writer. Meet us both, along with Karen Joy Fowler, John Shors and many others at the fantastic Readers in the Rockies conference, June 20-22. There’s a writers’ conference, too, all organized by the...
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Jun.05.2008
This is something my wife found. These may be the most beautiful libraries in the world, photographed by an expert. Old, classical, stately, beautiful; every booklover will love these pictures. If you are like me you will you will be swept with an overwhelming desire to see these libraries in...
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May.23.2008
Yesterday I was in a navy blue funk. I slept late, got to work late, and I got a rejection slip from an editor who it was obvious she didn’t read the article I wrote. I got into a silly stupid disagreement with an e-mail friend. After my shift was done, I went home, still feeling sad....
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May.18.2008
If you're just starting to market your book, you'll have to get creative to be successful. Last week was full but fascinating for me, as I explored yet another avenue for book marketing. You know they say, "think globally, act locally," and I'm here to tell you, the homefront is a great...
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May.05.2008
On Saturday, May 3, the Burlingame Public Library Foundation hosted a lunch that was as much about raising funds as it was about building community. As one of the organizers put it, the afternoon was an exercise in “friend-raising.”
Michael Krasny, the host of the San Francisco Bay Area public...
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Mar.07.2008
As writers continue to write, a national literary crises looms and no one seems to be paying it much attention. Libraries are in big trouble. As city and county budgets across the country tighten, libraries and other cultural departments, including museums and recreation, are among the first to...
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