Playwright Puts The "Poe" In Poetry September 2, 2009

As previously noted here on Book Patrol, 2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of America’s unrivaled genius of the Gothic horror genre, poet and short story writer Edgar Allan Poe. Angelenos, and those planning a visit to the City of Angels in the coming weeks, may mark the two-hundredth swing of Poe’s pendulum by attending a performance of Nevermore, a one-man show now in a limited engagement at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood.…

Why Libraries Rock (Hint: They Don’t) August 31, 2009

*This entry is part of a “Blogathon” to benefit the flood damaged Louisville, KY Free Public Library. See the link below to donate to this effort. The main title of this piece was chosen by the organizer of the blogathon. The subtitle is mine–all mine. You’ll forgive me if I don’t wax poetic on the mandated title and theme. The idea that libraries “rock” or are “awesome” or even (another variant suggested by said organizer)…

Bookworms and Boxers Battle Back! August 28, 2009

“You’ve been tagged in a note on Facebook.” Everyone on that social networking site–and at this point who isn’t?–has read this message with a mixture of flattery (“My online friends want to know more about me!”) and dread. (“Who the heck has time for this stuff?”). A popular note is entitled “The ABC’s of Me,” a straightforward trip through the alphabet, each successive letter revealing, theoretically, a fascinating fact about the friend. I must confess…

Urgent Dispatch to Oz: Emerald City Library Needs Cash August 26, 2009

The Seattle Public Library, one of the crown jewels of “The Emerald City” will be closing its doors, both real and virtual, for an entire week beginning Monday, August 31. The fact that one of the most book-friendly cities in the United States cannot keep its libraries open due to lack of funding is distressing in the extreme, and does not bode well for other municipalities. Nationwide, public libraries are being used more than ever…

Fighting Crime One Book at a Time August 24, 2009

We are very pleased to welcome Nancy Mattoon to Book Patrol with this, her first post. Nancy will be walking the library beat, covering news, issues, and human interest stories from the stacks with her thirty years of experience and perspective as a librarian. As librarians are well aware, even in the book world no good deed goes unpunished. Getting the right book into the right hands seems innocent enough—until it isn’t. Headline hungry scribes…

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