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2nd Annual Reading #Flashmob

We just got the green light for the 2nd annual Reading #Flashmob at the Carnegie library in downtown Albany. The reading flash mob will be on Presidents day Monday Feb 18th, 2013 from 11:00-noon. The libraries will be closed for an in-service that day, but they have agreed to open the top floor of the […]

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Updated: The BBC’s Big Read

See my 2009 list Click Here. In April 2003 the BBC’s Big Read began the search for the nation’s best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books. Here they are starting with the best loved book and working the way down to #100. How many have you read? I’ve read 24. Marked […]

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Newbery Medal Books

YA books are one of my favorite genres. Just because a book in “young adult” doesn’t mean it’s not a good book, or a deep one. The Newbery Medal books represent some of the best of the YA genre. My goal is to read them all. I’ve read 15. Read marked in blue. On the […]

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Hugo Award Books

I’ve read 7 of the Hugo award winning books. I’d like to double that number soon. Read marked in blue. On the To-read shelf marked in green. 1 The Demolished Man Alfred Bester 2 They’d Rather Be Right (The Forever Machine) Mark Cliffton and Frank Riley 3 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein 4 The Big […]