Thursday, April 07, 2005

Blogging Books

A lot of the library's readers are into mysteries and crime fiction. One of the most interesting crime fiction blogs is Sarah Weinman's Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind. Interesting publishing gossip, great links to pertinent websites and blogs...
       For general literary gossip, The Grumpy Old Bookman is an entertaining place to go, likewise has a great set of links to take you further into the parallel reality of blogging about print. (He told us a couple of days ago that the Pulitzer prizes had been announced, complained about the lack of vigor in modern Pulitzer choices, and put down one of the titles without having read it, based solely on Amazon reviews. Huh? One of his readers promptly called him to task for that one.) (I'm happy to report that the library already has all the Pulitzer book titles except the drama choice, John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, a Parable. The winning novel, Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, has been leading a lively life among the library's readers for some time.)
       Another reliable place to go for literary news is the Waterboro Public Library's ...H2Oboro lib blog, stylishly maintained by Molly Williams and full of a wide range of bookish topics.
       Let us know at library@santafenm.gov if you have some favorite literary blogs and websites.

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