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What a wonderful statistic

When I first saw something about Bowker releasing a new research report “on who buys books and why,” I was thinking about a post on how I fit — or didn’t fit — the mold. But then a particular statistic grabbed me:

32% of the books purchased in 2009 were from households earning less than […]

Book Review: Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo

Scandinavian crime fiction is the hot new wave, a new niche of bestsellers combining mystery, thrillers and, occasionally, social themes and history. Despite the buzz around fiction from Northern Europe, Red April, the first book by Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo to be translated into English, can stand its own in any comparison.

Red April is […]

Weekend Edition: 9-4

Bulletin Board

Bad blogosphere news. Ken Blanchard’s Jazz Note is shutting down. While Ken and I are probably on opposite sides of the political spectrum, jazz is a beautiful common ground. Good news for Aberdeen area residents, though, as Ken will evidently begin hosting a jazz show on NSU radio. Thanks for the blog, Ken! […]

Friday Follies 2.30

An Arizona attorney is being suspended because, among other things, she told a client the spirit of his deceased wife was “inside” her, allowing her to communicate the wife’s thoughts to him.

A Wisconsin man shot a hole in the floor of his house when he tried to shoot an alien he had seen in […]

Percolating and hunkering

It is true. Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.

Due to publication dates and other somewhat time sensitive matters, I have three book reviews that are simmering and percolating. Bits and pieces have been written but the summer doldrums combined with the lack of a pressing deadline to push them to […]