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July Bibliolust

I’m starting to think I may need to rename this Library Lust. It’s another month where the majority of the books on the list (five of six) will be coming courtesy of my friendly local library and their wonderful online reserve system. And I’m not even including two books I’m not quite lusting after but […]

Tim July 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Booking Through Thursday: Disappointment

Name a book or author that you truly wanted to love but left you disappointed. (And, of course, explain why.)

Sadly, there are a number, more so specific books than authors. For whatever reason, though, the one that comes immediately to mind is Norman Mailer’s The Castle in the Forest.

In naming it my […]

Tim July 1st, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: A Reading Life | One comment - (Comments are closed) | |

Sipping the e-reader Kool-aid

My wife and kids would tell you I like gadgets, especially electronic gadgets. When you combine that with my book addiction, I always knew e-readers would entice me. It was more a question of when (how long I might be able to resist) than if.

Blame Barnes & Noble. I’m going to be sipping the […]

Tim June 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Should there be a fee to borrow library books?

A British author told the BBC last week that in light of the impact of government budget cuts, libraries should consider charging a small fee for checking out a book. Michael Jecks, who bills himself as “Master of the Medieval Murder Mystery,” suggested a charge of 15 pence (currently about 22 cents). He doesn’t believe […]

Tim June 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: A Reading Life | One comment - (Comments are closed) | |

Maybe this justifies the cost of an e-reader

Some may recall that retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter bought a new home when he retired because the farmhouse he lived in wasn’t structurally strong enough to hold the thousands of books he owned. One of his former law clerks took steps to perhaps stop the problem from recurring.

According to annual financial […]

Tim June 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: A Reading Life, Law | One comment - (Comments are closed) | |
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