I remember my sister reading A Million Little Pieces when it first
came out. She raved about it, saying
similar things to what Oprah said about it, that it is so real and
intense. She noted how poignant the book
was, and she highly recommended it to me. Then I heard something about how Oprah was
calling out James Frey for falsifying his stories. At the time, I thought...
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Gentle Reads Annotation
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Genre: Gentle Reads (also Historical Fiction)
Publication Date: 2008
Number of Pages: 277
Geographical Setting: Guernsey/Channel Islands, England
Time Period: 1946
Plot...
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Promoting Gentle Reads: Week 6 Prompt Response
There are many patrons at my
library that love gentle reads, but they rarely, if ever, check out anything
except fiction books. I think a great
way to promote gentle reads with integrated advisory would be through a catchy Amazon.com-style
display. Since gentle reads often
encompass...
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Kirkus-Style Review: Ella Minnow Pea
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Mark Dunn
Ella Minnow Pea is at the
center of a literal war of words, and it’s up to her to find a way to restore
freedom of expression to the quirky island of Nollop before language disappears
for good.
Named after Nevin Nollop
(creator of the famous pangram...
Read & Review: Week 5 Prompt Response
I looked at two reviews of the eBook The Billionare's First Christmas by Holly Rayner. The first is a review by a customer on Amazon.com. This reviewer gives a very basic plot summary and the customer's personal feelings about the book. Her review is based solely on how the book made her personally feel. The end of the review is a rambling bit about a potential sequel,...
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Secretly Shopping for a Good Book
I visited a large library to which I’d never been before
with the intention of getting recommendations for a good mystery/thriller. I didn’t see any signs for readers’ advisory,
but this library does have several fiction and nonfiction book lists. The library building has three floors, so I
grabbed a map before I went exploring.
There is a Popular Materials section on the first floor...