Bookish GirlThere is no spoon; Or, The Assumption that Literature Contains A TruthI’ve been thinking about Stephen Akey’s article, “The Complete Works” (The Smart Set, 24 March 2016) since I read it last week. Akey…Apr 11, 2016Apr 11, 2016
Bookish GirlFiction, nonfiction, and the space inbetweenEver since I read Richard Lea’s article for The Guardian, “Fiction v Nonfiction — English Literature’s Made-up Divide,” I’ve wondered if…Apr 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016
Bookish GirlA Tale of Two Libraries (With Apologies to Mr. Dickens)It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of plenty, it was the age of budget cuts, it was the epoch of new…Jan 16, 2016Jan 16, 2016
Bookish GirlThe nope listThere are two camps in the bookish world right now. On the one side, readers are counting down the days until Go Set a Watchman is…Jul 10, 2015Jul 10, 2015
Bookish Girl“Which ones should we not publish?”Icelandic publishing has a weird problem. Nearly every book in Iceland is published around Christmas. The tradition grew out of World War…May 14, 2015May 14, 2015
Bookish GirlHow to recommend a bookListening to the latest episode of Dear Book Nerd (Episode 31) reminded me of a question I got from a friend a few weeks ago. This friend…Mar 18, 2015Mar 18, 2015
Bookish GirlCensor spectrumOn one of the library tours that I gave last January, a student asked me if book banning was still a problem. I regretfully had to inform…Mar 11, 2015Mar 11, 2015
Bookish GirlThe Favor: A Journey to a Foreign LibraryThere are many ways to vex a librarian. Quibble about a .10¢ fine. Steal our DVDs. Poop on the floor. I now have another to add to the list…Feb 28, 2015Feb 28, 2015