Mary Anne goes to London
One of my favorite books when I was little was Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. If you don’t remember it, it’s about a competition between diggers. Our hero, Mike Mulligan, and his antiquated digger...
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Which fictional character are you?
Have you ever been tested for your Myers-Briggs type? That’s the one that is a combination of 4 letters I/E S/N F/T J/P. Here’s a quick test if you don’t already know your ‘type’....
Lost in Timbuktu
It was encouraging to hear yesterday that French and Malian troops had retaken the historic city of Timbuktu, but it was hard to take any joy in it when it was mixed with the...
Boston Book Festival
Chris & I had a great time at the Boston Book Festival last weekend. We went to the Church of the Covenant to hear Robin Young interview Alexander McCall Smith. Ostensibly, he was talking...
Out of Print
Did you hear the news? The Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. The 2010 edition was the last paper version. Isn’t that sad? I spent hours pouring through it in the library when...
Close the Libraries
Cory Doctorow points out this Fox News article arguing that we should close libraries because they’re a waste of public funds. It’s interesting, because as we pointed out in our post about Cory’s talk...
Bedside Table
I’ve been meaning to post some book reviews here, but I’ve just been too busy. Therefore, I’m going to post a bunch of quickies together in an attempt to get caught up. These are...
Cory Doctorow Book Signing
Last night we went to a book signing at the Coop. Cory Doctorow read from his next book For the Win. For the Win is about kids in south China taking part in gold...
