Laurie(‘s readers) love libraries

Thank you, everyone who sent us a love letter to a library. We had dozens of entries, many of them moving or amusing, or both—and I wish you would all now send your letter to the library in question, to let them know you’re thinking of them. It was very hard to choose one from…

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A bitchin’ post

When I was young and rude, as opposed to middle aged and rude, the word “bitchin” was a term of praise.  It is in that sense of the word that I invite you to join me over at Bookbitch, a bitchin’ blog about books. And don’t forget to give me your love letter to a…

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Week Eleven–and we’re loving libraries!

Hey, kids, it’s National Library Week! Was that a yawn I heard in the back row? Shame on you—especially now that the world is listening to a giant sucking sound as one piece of the economy after another goes down the pipes. Not the library. The library is safe refuge, whether it’s escaping with a…

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Laurie Loves Libraries

As I may have happened to mention a few hundred times, I adore libraries.  I grew up in libraries, libraries snatched up most of the first printing of A Grave Talent, and I revel in my local university’s research library.  The Game was dedicated: To the librarians everywhere, who spend their lives in battle against the…

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