Collection Reflection

Happy Friday!  Let's see what's happening in the news. Game of Thrones and Wolf hall -- fantasy and history converge . A quick and dirty guide regarding the "clean reader" app Why we need inclusive lit, not just diverse lit. (YES!) Konrath on ebooks and libraries . Improbable Stacks - a fascinating trek among the stacks How to reach millennial readers . Congrats to the 2015 RITA finalists 6 tips for finding a good SF book Anthony Bourdain's GN serves up severed head sushi . Have a good weekend!

Yes, it's been awhile. Oh, I imagine we've had plenty to say, just no time to type any of it. I'd promise that I'd be better, but I wouldn't believe it, if I were you.  But, I'll try. How's that?  In the meantime, I'm super excited about links this morning. So, here they are! Fascinated by how people organize their different piles of library books at home.  I don't think I'd say boys are being "outclassed" by girls, but they are falling behind in reading. Which goes back to the continuous call for YA fic for boys. Remains of Don Quixote author, Miguel de Cervantes, found in convent .  Picture books are not just for babies   (hell, they're not just for kids!) Good post on comics and girls , even though it made me a little sad. Amazon's St. Patrick's Day reading list (I assume all the libraries did their own version....) Historical romance matching era of Downton Abbey S5 Confessions of a Gay Erotica Writer...