Monthly Archives: February 2011

On the Nightstand

Posted on February 23, 2011 by kara

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Posted on February 19, 2011 by kara

Does this guy just scream “Philadelphia”, or what? It’s 1994 all over again. Borders – born as a used bookstore in Michigan 40 years ago and long seen as the less idiotic of the large chains – filed its long-expected … Continue reading →

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The Violets, Blue.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by kara

Rejection, betrayal, mental illness, death. In honor of stupid Valentines Day, these are my choices for the most devastating romantic reads. Read ’em and weep. Literally! Villette. Our unreliable narrator says that she wants to leave the reader free to … Continue reading →

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HAPPY PALENTINE’S DAY! (A LOVE LETTER)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by kara

A reprinting of my 2010 Valentine to the Queen of Mean. Originally Published at The Huffington Post, February 14th, 2010 Hi Sarah!Â Happy Valentine’s Day. . I thought I really ought to be send you a Valentine’s Day greeting today, because … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 13, 2011 by kara

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what they had to teach; and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading →

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Ma vie dans les livres

Posted on February 12, 2011 by kara

Last year, I visited every book shop in Paris. This was the first.

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Thought in Cold Storage.

Posted on February 11, 2011 by kara

Cradley Heath Library in Birmingham. Not the Super Library. Finally, the city of Birmingham is scheduled to open its lauded new Super Library, in the works for a decade and tipping the cash register at $301 million. Ten blisteringly new … Continue reading →

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Another Autobiography Literally NO one is Interested in.

Posted on February 9, 2011 by kara

from guardianuk A new autobiography is about to hit the shelves, but if you were told it was by someone called Taboo, would that mean anything to you? Here are a few clues. It starts with a quote from Thoreau … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 9, 2011 by kara

What’s funny about a grown man crying over the closing of his local library – and every other free library in the city of Philadelphia? Nothing. Except if you are the Huffington Post who chose to mock such a man. … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: February 2011

On the Nightstand

Bookstore Boneyard

The Violets, Blue.

HAPPY PALENTINE’S DAY! (A LOVE LETTER)

Ma vie dans les livres

Thought in Cold Storage.

Another Autobiography Literally NO one is Interested in.

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