http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:46:36 -0700 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:29:24 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Book-memes?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner I Book memes abound, but where do they come from? My favorite place to find book/reading memes is Booking Through Thursday. The memes are usually short, though they allow for elaboration, and updated weekly. You can see some examples below, but thi... Book Miscellany Memes Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:29:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Book-memes?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Bram-Stokers-descendant-writes-Dracula-sequel?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner   Cover image from official websiteA new Dracula novel, called the only official sequel by the Stoker estate, has been written by Bram Stoker's great great nephew (based on the family tree provided by said nephew), Dacre Stoker. Dacre Stoker and... Books News Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:03:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Bram-Stokers-descendant-writes-Dracula-sequel?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Happy-Roald-Dahl-Day?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Today is Roald Dahl Day. Celebrate it by reading your favorite of his books. Bake a chocolate cake, visit a candy store, or mix up some marvelous medicine. Watch either movie version of his Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, though the more recent o... Movies from Books Children's Literature Young Adult Literature Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:34:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Happy-Roald-Dahl-Day?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Frazz-possibly-the-most-literary-comic-strip-around?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner  One of my favorite comic strips is Frazz, by Jeff Mallet. If I were a lucky person, my local paper would have this comic. The Herald-Leader does have Pearls Before Swine and Cul De Sac, which are also awesome and highly recommended, but not Fra... Comics Freedom to Read Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:07:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m9d3-Frazz-possibly-the-most-literary-comic-strip-around?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Librarian-stereotypes-in-music-videos?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner In terms of the music, my favorite librarian music video is Cascada's Every time we touch. To see the video, you'll have to go to Youtube.  The love interest is a geeky uptight librarian who is cool when they take off their glasses and put some ... Librarians Stereotypes Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:32:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Librarian-stereotypes-in-music-videos?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d27-A-brief-digression-with-tattoos?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Gretchen Hoffmann, a TLAer, shows off her tattoo(AP Photo/Harry Cabluck) I hate to break up a series of informational articles, but you guys really need to hear about this one. The Texas Library Association is fundraising in an unusual way. The... Tattoos Libraries Calendars Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:01:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d27-A-brief-digression-with-tattoos?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Book-Awards-101--Children-and-YA-books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner The American Library Association (ALA) is a professional organization for all sorts of librarians all over the United States. They also have some of the best book awards in the country, especially for Children's and Young Adult (YA) Literature. They... Awards Children's Literature Young Adult Literature Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:59:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Book-Awards-101--Children-and-YA-books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d13-100-Best-Beach-Books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner  NPR polled readers to determine the 100 best beach reads ever. Almost 16,000 people cast some 36,000 votes, according to the article.Personally, I think it's a little late in the summer to be all happy about beach reads, but it's very interesti... Summer Reading 2009 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:50:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d13-100-Best-Beach-Books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d10-2009-Hugo-Awards-announced?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner You can read the full list below, but I'll hit a few highlights:Best Novel was awarded to Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. This is an excellent example of YA fiction, in that it appeals to quite a few different ages. It was also awarded a Newbery, a... Awards Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:14:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m8d10-2009-Hugo-Awards-announced?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Book-and-mostly-comic-news-from-ComicCon?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Iron Man 2 at Comic-Con (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Marvel has purchased the rights to the Miracleman comic. This name might be familiar, because greats like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman wrote the character while with Eclipse publications. Marvel promises... Books News Science Fiction Comic news Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:05:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Book-and-mostly-comic-news-from-ComicCon?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Frank-McCourt-Author-Dead-at-78?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner  Frank McCourt, the Irish-American Pulitzer-winning author and retired schoolteacher died Sunday of complications relating to his melanoma and a recent case of meningitis.  His health had been a concern in the recent weeks. His brother, Mal... Author News Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:37:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Frank-McCourt-Author-Dead-at-78?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Upcoming-movies-based-on-books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner There are a few movies based on books that are coming out over the next few months.  The first is The Time Traveller's Wife, based on the book of the same title by Audrey Niffenegger. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder... Movies from Books Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:47:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Upcoming-movies-based-on-books?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Angelas-Ashes-author-said-to-be-near-death?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer winning author who is best known for his memoir Angela's Ashes, might only have weeks to live, according to the Belfast Telegraph.McCourt, who turns seventy-nine next month, has melanoma which was thought to be in remissio... Author News Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:15:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Angelas-Ashes-author-said-to-be-near-death?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Half-Blood-Prince-in-theaters-July-15th?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Daniel Radcliffe at the NYpremiere (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)The latest installation of the Harry Potter heptology (series of seven books)  will be in released in US theaters on July 15th. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will run at 153 m... Book Review Movies from Books Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:47:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Half-Blood-Prince-in-theaters-July-15th?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Northern-Kentucky-college-library-receives-innovation-award?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner   Gateway Community and Technical College (GCTC) has been recognized by the League for Innovation as a 2009 Innovation of the Year Award winner for its pioneering “hybrid library” that provides students with print and electronic res... Awards Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:51:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Northern-Kentucky-college-library-receives-innovation-award?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Summer-geek-resources?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Kotaku.com's Summer Reading List"While video game publishers aren't quite as afraid to release new titles during the summer months as they used to be, there is still a dry period between the last games of spring and the beginning of the fall hol... Activism Science Fiction Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:20:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Summer-geek-resources?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Salinger-gets-unauthorized-sequel-to-Catcher-blocked?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner A judge in Manhattan issued an order "indefinitely barring the publication, advertising or distribution" of 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, Fredrik Colting's novel featuring an elderly version of Holden Caulfield. J. D. Salinger had... Books News Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:27:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d2-Salinger-gets-unauthorized-sequel-to-Catcher-blocked?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Burkes-Peerage-to-modernize?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner   Burke's Peerage and Gentry has been the definitive place to go for information on the genealogical hisotory of the major families of the United Kingdom since it was first published in 1826. Traditionally, there is a way certain things hav... Books News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Burkes-Peerage-to-modernize?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Recent-releases?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner Pub. Little, Brown and Co.          James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, Swimsuit. Set in Hawaii,  this thriller has been anxiously anticipated by readers of mysteries everywhere. Beauty and murder... New books Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:15:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Recent-releases?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Former-Kentucky-poet-laureate-dies?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner  James Baker Hall died Thursday at his home outside Sadieville, in Scott County. He was 74. Friends say that Mr. Hall had been struggling with rheumatoid arthritis, which led to a respiratory infection.Mr. Hall, an author, photographer, teacher ... Obituary Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:44:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14344-Lexington-Books-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Former-Kentucky-poet-laureate-dies?cid=exrss-Lexington-Books-Examiner