This week we take a look at the nominations for the 2011 ITW Thriller Award starting with the Best Hard Cover Novel category.
The 2011 Ohioana Book Award Finalist for Best Juvenile Book
Here is the 2011 Ohioana Book Award Finalist for Best Juvenile Book. The books eligible for the 2011 Ohioana Book Award were published in either […]
The 2011 Ohioana Book Award Finalist for Best Poetry
Here are the 2011 Ohioana Book Award Finalist for Best Poetry.
Uncorking a good book about wine
An overview of Mike Veseth’s Wine Wars, a book explaining how globalization has contributed to the changing world of the wine business.
Best Websites for Writers
Whether you want to write for fun or for profit, these websites can help guide your process. We’ve included some general writing websites, several that […]
RIP Lilian Jackson Braun (and goodbye to Koko & Yum Yum)
(Photo by Jerry Prank, Dartford UK, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) I just came across a post reporting that the author of the Cat Who… books died […]
Move Over Three Cups of Tea
The recent controversy surrounding Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea does not diminish the humanitarian efforts and idealistic beliefs of others committed to helping children […]
Understanding the MS Word 2007 Ribbon – Home Tab
The Office Button The colorful icon in the top left hand corner of the Word window is the Office button. When you point to the […]
The Prize – a guest star book review of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The children’s department had an impromptu program today. The challenge was to Read a book Locate Henry Tell him about it Win the Prize Most […]
Turtles
Our theme for this week was funny green turtles! Before I even introduced our theme with the children, I read this book and had the […]