Collection Reflection

Happy Wednesday! Coffee table books remain a print staple . (I like to call them "Picture Books for Adults") Massachusetts to launch state-wide digital library. More lists! 10 books to wake up your book club . 10 imaginary countries in books . 10 portraits of famous authors as teenagers . Or you can check out the #librariansasteenagers on Twitter and Tumblr . Just for Fun : There is no fun today, only Zuul.

Happy Tuesday! And now the news... 3 years in, the Nation's first "bookless library" is thriving . The entire Rocky Mountain News photo archive headed to Denver Public Library . The Guardian argues why ebooks are a different genre than print . (I don't agree with the overall premise, but it raises some interesting points. Thoughts?) A brief history of book vending machines . Penguin Pub sues Oregon nonprofit for posting whole books online . (This should be interesting.) Copyright chief calls for complete overhaul of copyright law . Gone Girl represents a much needed departure from Bridget Jones (SIGH) A March Madness bracket with books chosen to represent each school . According to a recent study, books have gotten less emotional . (Thank goodness we have studies.) A few lists from Flavorwire: 10 best Millennial authors you probably haven't read (yet) . 10 of the juiciest memoirs written by women . 10 books guaranteed to make you cry

HAPPY FRIDAY! Infographic : what happens in an Internet minute . (More than in a New York minute, apparently) Chinua Achebe, Grandfather of African literature, dies at 82 . Google, reportedly, has killed off Frommer's Guidebooks . The Economist discusses electronic lending and public libraries . Willa Cather letters to be published . Harlan Coben talks books on the Today Show . Behind the Candelabra: my life with Liberace coming back in book, audio, ebook just in time for the HBO biopic . Just for fun: Zombies invade Downton Abbey .  I (almost) never met a mob movie I didn't like.  Coming to a theater near you, based on the book.

Happy Thursday!  And now the news.... List from Barnes & Noble of the 20 best paranormal fantasy books of the last decade . (Disagree away!) Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love  fame) is crowdsourcing a cover for her new book. Vote for three choices (through Sunday) on her Facebook page . The CIA has signed a contract with Amazon to develop cloud computing services . (I predict a thriller based on this in 5-10 years.) Jane Goodall responds to plagiarism allegations . 10 reasons why librarianship is rewarding . J.M. Coetzee's official biography to hit shelves this summer. Inside a "library full of magic secrets".  The Conjuring Arts Research Center . Simon & Schuster will give authors direct access to piracy data for their books . Chinese fiction focusing on the fringes of both map and mind . (Chinese fiction is very popular in my library) Giada de Laurentis lands deal for kid's book series .  Gun Guys: a road trip explores

Wednesday is here again, people. In depressing news,  Jane Goodall's new book contains passages reproduced without attribution . 10 Classic Books that Should be Adapted (slide show). (Not sure I'm on board with The Silmarillion... ) Infographic: Many reasons why you need your librarian  Google now allows searching for animated gifs .  The SCOTUS opinion in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is in. Read Prof. Kenny Crews' breakdown of the decision here . (you'll be glad you did!) Is the guidebook dead? (Just like all other books have been dead a time or two?) If you like stats the way I like stats, check out this compilation of the Best Books of 2012 , brought to you by Neil Hollands at the Williamsburg Regional Library (Blogging For a Good Book). He's got breakdowns by genre and the post lists books with more than 15 list mentions (unsurprisingly, Gone Girl  tops the list with 48 mentions--of 120 sources). Stephenie Meyer hopes to lure Twilight

Happy Tuesday! What makes Gone Girl SO popular?  (Good question!) Fan letters from famous authors to famous authors . PW puts up actual ebook sales numbers .  Once Upon a Time launching a novel . (Of course!) Literature from Librarians . (I think my book will be great! I'm buying 3000 copies for the library!) Dan Brown offers peek at Inferno . "I WANT MY TRIAL BY JURY!" Penguin exclaimed . Infographic: Find the perfect book to read this summer . The Five silliest books inspired by Jane Austen . (Okay, I may agree on that last one...) 18 "great books" still not available digitally . Honolulu and Chicago are already campaigning to host Obama's presidential library . Just for Fun: David Goyer set to direct a new version of The Count of Monte Cristo . Penguin Style book covers re-imagined for Tarentino films . (giggle) A town in England is looking to ban apostrophes from street signs .

Happy Monday, people!  Is Social Media an Effective Marketing Tool for Public Libraries ? How successful was Virago Books at changing the publishing world's attitudes toward women ? Don't worry, there will be plenty of books about the new Pope . To go with your conclave reading . Is there a formula for an international bestseller?   Random House gives away digital copies of The Da Vinci Code in advance of the May 14 release of Inferno . Amazon introduces new literary imprint, Little A . "My childhood ended when I was five"  The Guardian talks with Sue Grafton.  "Teach all children bible verses and fairy tales" The Telegraph talks with Philip Pullman Earlyword with the New Title Radar of the week .  Mercedes Lackey announced as Author Guest of Honor at this year's GenCon . (In Indy!) Just for Fun : A Kindle makes an excellent bookmark . Star Wars plus Schoolhouse Rock = make my day!

Happy Thursday and Friday! From Booklist : How to define "women's fiction" and a list of the top 10 women's fiction books of 2013 . OverDrive announces Library Ebook Leaders Tor's list of favorite Science Fiction and Fantasy in translation . Future Bestseller alert: Timothy Geithner writing a "behind the scenes" story of the financial crisis .  Literary Death Match: X Factor for books . Are libraries "priceless"?   (Hint: Everything has a price.) How many copies make a literary bestseller? Librarians and Happenstance Voyagers: SXSW 2013, Day Four and Five wrap up .   Bob Dylan accepts membership into American Academy of Arts and Letters . Baen ebooks to be sold via Baker & Taylor DC officially shelves Orson Scott Card's Superman project. 10 of the best "outsider" books for teenagers Got Dust? And Other Ways to Weed Reference , via @olinj 10 books to read while waiting for Game of Thrones to ret

Happy Wednesday! The Cosmo/Harlequin romance starts with Sylvia Day Overdrive and Big Private Data   Rare first editions saved from Nazi book burnings, return to Austria after 75 years . The Great Gatsby will open the Cannes film festival . Comic books have become legitimate teaching tools   Gillian Flynn talks childhood and Gone Girl   Coming Soon to HBO: Cancer Vixen (based on a graphic novel memoir) ABE books lists their choices for the 50 Best Food Memoirs .  A look inside Marilyn Monroe's personal library Cleveland Plain-Dealer serves up Irish writings to get you in the St. Patrick's Day mood. Just for fun: A&E serves up the first 6 minutes of the new Psycho prequel Bates Motel  

Happy Tuesday! Massachusetts Library Will Soon Begin Publishing Ebooks New title radar for the week of March 11 (via Earlyword). According to James Patterson, Alex Cross began as a female character . Why your assumptions about used ebooks are wrong . The curse of "you may also like" : Algorithms and “big data” are good at figuring out what we like—and that may kill creativity. Should universities offer 24-hour libraries? Lonely Planet guide saves life of three boys . Jeffrey Archer on the world's best private art galleries . Scholar ghost-wrote Sweet Valley High books to pay her way through Oxford . (Too bad it had to be a "hidden life.") Are traditional romance books "too smutty" ? (Y'all know MY vote.) Librarians and Happenstance voyagers, SXSW recap, days 2 and 3 . Vintage covers for Shelley's Frankenstein . (I'm a sucker for covers.) Coming to a theater or VOD near you: Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes . 200 Sign

Good Monday morning, Everyone!  Here are the links for today. The Guardian raises alarm over secondary school reading habits . Welcome to the surveillance society of Google Glass (lots of talk about GG this weekend.) DPLA, LibraryBox and SXSWI -- more libraries as innovators. Stupendous 13th century illustrated manuscript from the Vatican library . (pretty cool!) The Art of Browsing (" It's never the book you want, it's the book beside the book ") Presidents of the New York City's Libraries testify on proposed budget cuts . Marvel puts 700 first issue comics online . Batman's mythology getting a new boost from DC Stephenie Meyer on Twilight , feminism and true love . Rare footage of famous authors . (this is cool)  10 pairs of great books with the same title . Just for fun: Game of Thrones: The King's Roadmap visual interactive guide . (spoilers ahead)

It's finally Friday. Let's see what the links forecast for us today. Libraries in the subway? My big case of library commercial envy World War Z audiobook going from awesome to totally rad !   James Franco to make Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men 10 Great American Novel contenders from the past decade . Hyperion books will (reportedly) sell off most of its titles and focus on TV-related books . Susan Orlean is going to write The Library Book .  The book will explore the power of libraries and her “quest to solve a crime that has gone unsolved since it was carried out in 1986: who set fire to the Los Angeles Public Library, A "Netflix for Children's Books"   (which sounds like a subscription library to me) Happy Friday!

Happy Thursday! Using NoveList and GoodReads in tandem for reader's advisory purposes. A quiz about World Book Day and authors .  EMC to help digitize the Vatican library The Future of Romance ebooks . New Jeeves and Wooster novel coming from Sebastian Faulks Stephenie Meyer accused of stealing material from fan fiction. 10 redesigned book covers better than their iconic originals . (again, your mileage may vary!) Finalists for the lambda literary award . Women Writers on Science Fiction and Fantasy Just for Fun : The 10 least competent time travelers . (snicker!) 

Happy Monday, everyone!   Hope you have a great start to the week.  And now the news! Sony launches new children's ebook platform . Save the date: 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival (I want to finally go this year!) Literary fiction: in a class of its own ? (most of us have already decided literary fiction was just another genre.) Anthony Horowitz (one of my faves) on the madness of awards season . Between the lines: so many books make their way to the big screen. GalleyCat's Self-Publishing Intelligence Report for Feb 2013 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies movie re-animated. Talking ISBNs over at The Economist Debut novelist Julianna Scott talks: What the Library means to me  15 movie tie-in edition book covers that gave Flavorwire a sad . (that is NOT THE ORIGINAL Game of Thrones COVER!  This is the original (US) cover. -----------> Just for fun:  20 Questions with the space station . 

Happy March, Collection Reflectors!  I hope this is the beginning of a great month for all of you.  Let's get it started with some links! A new report says that Dutch libraries (under their laws) cannot lend ebooks . James Patterson: the best seller who doesn't write his own books.   Saving and translating Timbuktu's ancient libraries. Testing children on Shakespeare can give them "demons" .  Interesting tactic for test avoidance.... Toni Morrison talks literature, technology and cornfield sex with Google workers . (best headline!) Books worm their way into network TV. Need a taste of the SF/F/H books (and book covers) out in March?   Here ya go! Just for fun: Vintage The Empire Strikes Back documentary with "lost" footage.   (swoon!)   Harry Potter   Daniel Radcliffe to play "Igor" in the new version of Frankenstein .  The "Tunnels" series by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams set to be made into a fil