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World Book Day (not it the US of course).

Posted on March 3, 2011 by kara

photograph from “school play” by julia fullerton-batten The UK’s World Book Day - now in its 14th year –  is a celebration of books and reading traditionally aimed at school children. Teenagers embracing the brave new world of digital reading are … 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! 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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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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Libraries in Cool Films

Posted on February 4, 2011 by kara

Because some day soon there won’t be library scenes in movies anymore.

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Posted on January 26, 2011 by kara

portrait of the author

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On the Nightstand, Again.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by kara

Sometimes you have to reread a book. Sometimes you have reread a book even if you don’t want to, because you know it will make you literally sick. Rereading this heartbreakingly beautiful and harrowing book, I fall asleep every night … Continue reading →

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