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Browsing Posts published in September, 2008

Bibliography: Knopf, Chris. 2005.  The Last Refuge: A Tale of Money and Murder in the Hamptons.  Sag Harbor, New York: Permanent Press. ISBN: 1-57962-118-X I find many books that I might want to read by reading reviews.  Even before I was the fiction librarian, I devoured huge amounts of fiction and mystery reviews every month.  [...]

Bibliography: Dean, Zoey. 2007. How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN: 9780446697187 Plot Summary: Megan Smith, Yale graduate, wants to be an important writer, writing about things that matter.  But she finds herself low man on the totem pole at a celebrity tabloid magazine.  When her apartment catches fire and [...]

Bibliography: Kantor, Melissa. 2007. The Breakup Bible. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN: 9780786809622 Discussion: Susan and Brandy met when they both worked at the same branch of the public library.  In addition to sharing responsibilities for planning teen programs, they discovered a shared love of teen books.  They both contributed to their library’s [...]

Bibliography: Coleman, Reed Farrel. 2002. Walking the Perfect Square. Sag Harbor, New York: Permanent Press. ISBN:1579620396.  Reprinted 2008 by Busted Flush Press ISBN:978-0979270956 As a reference librarian in the public library, one spends some time talking to patrons about books.  Often I would be placing holds on books by their favorite authors, occaisionally I would [...]