Book ReviewsI’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 […]
D.E.A.R. Friend, I put D.E.A.R. in all capital letters on purpose to get your attention. This is all about National Drop Everything and Read Day. D.E.A.R. stands for Drop Everything and Read—get it? I got it ever since I was eight and we started having D.E.A.R. time at my school. D.E.A.R. is a lot of fun […]
I like books. I like lots of different kinds of books. And I think this years reading selection really shows the breath of my tastes. Just take the first five books; a star trek novel, 2 classic YA books, a fantasy/horror book, and a non-fiction philosophy book. This year was also the year of mind-bendingly-weird […]
60 people came to Albany’s Downtown Carnegie Library between 11am and noon on Feb 20th, Presidents Day, 2012 to celebrate their love of reading and support the historic library. Making the event dubbed a “reading #flashmob” a big success. Besides showing up to read event participants were encouraged to give a dollar to the library. The […]