Dead and Gone
I am returning to my earlier haiku format reviews:
Things aren't going
well for Sookie, but at least
she is getting some.
(Should "aren't" get counted as one or two syllables?)
reviewdate:
Nov 4 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01715-7
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First off, I need to come out as a payolateer. The author sent me her book--the second YA writer to do so, the first being Jessica Dreistadt--for free to review right here on my blog. I didn't promise a good review or accept money or anything, but if I understood Lisa Von Drasek correctly at the blogging meetup, I should pay taxes on the cover price of review copies I receive.
reviewdate:
Nov 1 2009
isn:
978-098230508-9
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LCSH Week 40: I renew my plea for Survivors, not just Victims and am irked a "the Bible" reference, as if there's just one
Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 40 (October 7, 2009)
This week on LCSH Watch
- African American women in higher education
- Butlers
- Child trafficking victims
- Female high school athletes
- High school boys
- High school girls
- Junior high school athletes
- Marriage in the Bible
- Pampered child syndrome
- Socialist leadership
- Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
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NYS Ballot Proposal 2
I wonder why ballot proposals aren't a big deal in NY, the way they are is say, California? I got 165,000 results searching Google for <new york ballot proposals> and 1,500,000 for <california ballot measures>.
NY Librarians Meetup: Librarians & Blogging
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Monday, November 2, 2009
5:30pm, Little Italy (you have to join the meetup group to find out exactly where the meeting is--5 spots left as of 2pm Saturday)
Dean: Barnard Library and Academic Information Services
Reporting to the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, the Dean of Barnard Library & Academic Information Services (BLAIS) provides leadership, management and planning for all aspects of library and academic information services that support the teaching, learning and research missions of the College.
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Report back: LACUNY Institute on Library Leadership: The Next Generation
I went to this CUNY librarians event Institute because I was invited to participate in a "Graying of the Profession" panel.
From Dead to Worse
With every man in her life attracted to her, why is it that Sookie can't find a decent boyfriend she can stick with? Which one would you choose?--the current contenders being, alphabetically, Bill, Eric, Quinn, and Sam. You can also consider Alcide, Calvin, or anyone else who has expressed having the hots for the telepath. I think there is one woman in there somewhere, too.
reviewdate:
Oct 24 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01701-0
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Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women
Vikki Law, who also edits a zine by and for incarcerated women called Tenacious, has written a dense (664 endnotes!), but eminently readable chronicle of the struggles and travails of women in prison.
This book is ridiculously informative, but be warned it is also meant to incite. As Vikki inscribed in my copy, "Remember, prisons don't fall on their own--they need that extra push!"
reviewdate:
Oct 22 2009
isn:
978-1-60486-018-4
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All Together Dead
It was nice to be back in the vampire book saddle again, especially after putting down the last two books I started because I couldn't get into them.
reviewdate:
Oct 17 2009
isn:
978-0-441-01494-1