"Vulgar, But Funny" -- video review of "Women A Novel", by Charles Bukowski
..."LA In the Early 30's" -- video review of "Ask the Dust", by John Fante
..."Worm Spider Best Friends" -- video review of "Diary of a Worm", by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss
..."Appeals To All Audiences" -- video review of "The Piano Tuner", by Daniel Mason
..."Not a Rip-Off" -- video review of "Soulless Ann Coulter and the Right-Wing Church of Hate", by Susan Estrich
..."Bat Families Not So Different" -- video review of "Bats at the Beach", by Brian Lies
...""How Adults Can React"" -- video review of "Little Children", by Tom Perrotta
..."The Gourmeting of American Cuisine" -- video review of "The United States Of Arugula", by David Kamp
...Reviewed 03/30/2011 by Leslie Wiggins.Not Recommended.
..."Author Model's Life Mirrors Book" -- video review of "The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll The Search for Dare Wright ", by Jean Nathan
...""It's Like a Bag Of Potato Chips"" -- video review of "Michael Tolliver Lives", by Armistead Maupin
..."Strangely Disturbing Children's Book Author" -- video review of "The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll The Search for Dare Wright ", by Jean Nathan
...Congrats to the PLCMC for winning the 2008 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. PLCMC will partner with the New York Public library in utilizing the "Join the circle of knowledge @ your library" theme. You can read the full winning application here (Word doc). Their proposal includes a lot of community partnerships, a rock concert, and a joint blog with NYPL.Some of the things that I like is that the campaign will help support some important local partners, including the animal shelter. Also, community members get to share the knowledge of their community via "knowledge boards" placed throughout the town. PLCMC: Do you have plans for how to preserve or share these insights? Perhaps you could stream quotes on your Web site?...Just a thought.This news brings to mind an article I just read in Adweek about a study that found marketing events can raise purchase intent by as m...
Well, in a past life I must have accumulated some bad airline karma. My flight was canceled due to one of the worst winter storms of the season here in Ontario. On the plus side, I have some unexpected blogging time.So now that I have a moment, I'd like to share an announcement with you. I'm going to be leaving my position at VCU Libraries effective this Tuesday, February 5th. As you can imagine, I have a lot of mixed emotions about the job change. I'm both excited about my new job and also sad to leave all of the wonderful people I've met at VCU. Many of my colleagues are also my close personal friends, who truly care about me and want the best. (Thanks, guys.) My advisory group (CLUAC) has always been an inspiration and I know all my students will go far. I can't imagine a better place to have begun my career and I want to thank VCU Libraries and those I've worked with in the VCU community for how supportive they've been to me throughout, both personally and professionally.The good news is that I'll still be in Richmond and I'll be able to keep in touch with everyone. What will I be doing? I'll be working for a company doing resear...