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Bluestalking
http://bluestalking.typepad.com/
I'm a librarian and professional book reviewer as well as a jurist for a couple book awards. Bluestalking is primarily book/author interview/author event related, though occasionally a more personal post makes it through. But generally it's all books all the time.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 176 )
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Armchair BEA Introductory Post - About Me
Today is Day 1 of the week-long Armchair BEA, a community event for book bloggers not attending Book Expo America this week. Each day we will post on a... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Sunday Salon: June 3, 2012
Made it through another week but it was a squeaker. So much going on Chez Guidarini. Too much going on Chez Guidarini. I had my consultation with my new physica... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blog Hopping on a Fine Saturday Afternoon
Come with me as I bounce 'round the Internet, from blog to book, to book site to who knows where! Start: Geranium Cat's Bookshelf I have no idea why but I've ha... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Blogger Interview: Karyn Reeves - A Penguin a Week
I haven't done a blogger interview in a while so it's high time I returned to it. When I very fortunately stumbled upon Karyn's A Penguin a Week I knew I had... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Daily Photo
Near Santa Fe, NM When I took this photo the proprietor of this fine establishment actually leaned over the wall, looking to see what I was taking a picture of. Read more
Posted on 31 May 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY -
How to Make Your Blog Audience (blogience?) Love You
All you gotta do, apparently, is interview A.J. Jacobs. Who knew? I don't check my blog stats (blats?) every day, especially not when the weather turns warmer,... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Interview with A.J. Jacobs - 'Drop Dead Healthy'
He's a little crazy, a little nutty and a whole lot of fun. A.J. Jacobs, editor at large of Esquire magazine and author of several self-improvement books, also... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2012 BOOKS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING -
Sunday Salon: May 27, 2012
Mood: Pissy to partly pissy. I'm angry there are people actually celebrating that it's 97 degrees today with nasty humidity: people who are biking, running,... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Blog Hop
I'm pooped out after cleaning all day yesterday, readying the house for the graduation party we're having for my daughter this coming Saturday. She's leaving... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2012 BOOKS -
Fifty Shades of Grey: The Great Hissy Fit of 2012
If you haven't been paying attention to this controversy, let me get you up to speed as quickly as I can, before the smut of writing about it makes me feel... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book News and Views from 'Round the Web
Via Omnivoracious: A.J. Jacobs interviews Francis Slakey re: his new book, To The Last Breath: A Memoir of Going to Extremes, about his quest to climb the... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
2012 IPPY Awards
Congratulations to all the Independent Publisher Award winners in all categories! You can see the full list here. It was my privilege to judge the literary... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 BOOKS -
In Which I Chat About Current Reading
Let's start with the book I finished just yesterday evening, Amanda Coe's What They Do in the Dark. Briefly, it's set in England, the two main characters young... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Time Flies. So Let's Re-visit Santa Fe, NM, 2011.
St. Francis Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe, NM Keeping way too busy between work, a series of water-related disasters at home, prepping for my daughter's senior... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Title Poetry: April 26, 2012
Can't recall where I first saw this but I'll admit it isn't my own original idea. I think it was a link on Twitter or something, which I found whilst poking... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION -
2012 Orange Prize: The Shortlist
Well, well. It's that time, once again. The shortlist's out and from that list I've read only one: Anne Enright's The Forgotten Waltz. There But for the...... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
In Which Lisa Throws Around Names
My librarian pal and co-worker, Virginia, and I have been working on a National Library Week celebration event for the past several months. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
An Interview with Adam Ross
Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross, Vintage (2011), Review Copy from Publisher/Publicist What does it say about me that I read this book last year and am posting my equall... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2012 BOOKS -
Web Trawling: April 13, 2012
Books We Come Back To: The Millions David Sedaris, on His Reading Habits - New York Times Review: Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood - Independent Article on 50th... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Oh, Yes. She Went There.
Be I ever so humble, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single librarian in possession of a [bit of] good [news] must be in want of a [forum.] This,... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE