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13 for 2013: A Baker’s Dozen of My Most Anticipated Reads

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

“Love looks forward, hate looks backward, and anxiety stalks NetGalley and Edelweiss for early review copies.” That is not the way the saying goes, but it works for me. I’m also hoping that there will be review copies of the … Continue reading →

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ARCs, Stacks and Hauls

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 3 Comments

“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.” The quote is from Desiderius Erasmus. How totally appropriate, but also one I’ve lived by long before I knew it existed. … Continue reading →

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Ebooks in Public Libraries: Whither, Which, How

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Marlene Harris | 8 Comments

The Digital Public Library of America discussion list has kicked into high gear again, in anticipation of an in-person meeting at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference in mid-January, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. The piece of the discussion that has … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions of the Bookish Kind

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Other people have a TBR pile. Ereaders don’t really lend themselves to that. I suppose you could say I have a TBR bitstream, but it doesn’t really mean the same thing. Or stack the same way. I really have two … Continue reading →

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12 for 2012: My most anticipated books in 2012

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 4 Comments

It’s very difficult to figure out what books I’m looking forward to most in 2012. I mean when I started to look at lists, I realized that most of what I was anticipating were the next books in series, or … Continue reading →

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11 for 2011: Best reads of the year

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Marlene Harris | 2 Comments

2011 is coming to a close. It’s time to pause and reflect on the year that is ending. There’s a lovely quote from Garrison Keillor, “A book is a present that you can open again and again.” There’s a corollary … Continue reading →

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Look at all the pretty covers…

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Marlene Harris | Comments Off

Perhaps I should have said, look at all the pretty colors. But then it sounds like I’m talking about drugs. I’m talking about books. Maybe I am talking about drugs. At least my version of drugs. We’re moving again. This … Continue reading →

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