Date: November 11th, 2010
Time: 1:24 pm
Talia's mood: somber
Today is Ben's last day on the 21st floor and as the only other member of the Library Marketing department. Please feel sorry for Talia and wish HER well.
You may feel sorry for her via email or snail mail.
Thank you.
[...]
For
the first time ever, Library Journal has published
their list of the top ten books of the year. I have no idea how they managed
that, but apparently it involved discussions on The Twitter. List Season is in
full swing!
American
Terroir by Rowan Jacobson (Bloomsbury)
By Nightfall by Michael
Cunningham (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
[...]
The reviews for this positively outstanding thriller keep coming in, and they're all fantastic. We're extremely excited for the 11/21 issue of the New York Times Book Review, in which Marilyn Stasio’s “Crime Column” will feature Rogue Island!
“This tremendously entertaining crime
novel is definitely one of the best of the year.” —Booklist (starred review)
[...]
Hi again! As my
friend Talia has reminded me now and then, it’s been a while since my last
post, so I’m pleased to be writing to you again—and hope to do so with more
frequency from now on!
[...]
Booklist brought us a list of the Top 10 Food Books, and here are the fantastic Macmillan family titles that made the cut. I'm dying to read Diet for a Hot Planet myself, as the impact of the industrial agriculture on the environment really has me worried.
American Terroir: Jacobsen investigates terroir, the belief that individual plots of land can produce significant difference in crops and the new obsession of gastronomes.
Animal Factory: Kirby's profiles of individuals confronting pollution provide the most relatable testimony yet to the hazards of industrial animal farming.
[...]
Please check out the titles I talked about, both in D.C. and N.Y.C. Thanks again for attending, and please come back (with your friends!) next year. And if you didn't make it, enjoy the titles and I hope to see you next time around!
A special shout out to the AAP and Chris Vaccari of Sterling Publishing for organizing the events!
[...]
Thank you Library Journal for rounding up all of the fantastic pieces of first fiction for the Fall! Why yes, I do love the letter 'F'!
Thelma Adams. Playdate. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jan.
Paula Brackston. The Witch's Daughter. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Jan.
Keith Hollihan. The Four Stages of Cruelty. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Dec. [...]
For those in need of a good laugh, and with a minute or two to spare, I submit Better Book Titles. It's my favorite new blog -- definitely one to add to the RSS feed!
I sat here for a minute, trying to come up with a witty new title for a book I've read, and came up with something maybe decent, then remembered that I'm a dork and no one would have read the book. So I'll spare you. But check out the blog!
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What's going on in San Diego? [...]
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