More Nerdfighter-y stuff

More Nerdfighter-y stuff

In the same vein as my last post, I’d like to plug another Youtube channel. This is one I only discovered a couple of days ago, and promptly watched all the videos. It’s called “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” and it’s a retelling of Pride and Prejudice as a vlog. It’s also absolutely AMAZING. It was … Continue reading

Book Review: Angelology and Angelopolis

Book Review: Angelology and Angelopolis

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni 463 pages Published 2010 Modern Fantasy Angelopolis by Danielle Trussoni 320 pages Published 2013 Modern Fantasy So – I wanted to like these books. Angelology started out strong, despite the horrid title. It was shaping up to be a religious thriller along the lines of The DaVinci Code, with shadowy organizations … Continue reading

Book Review: Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library

Book Review: Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library

Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert 210 pages Published 2007 Memoir Like Quiet, Please, Free For All is a memoir from a public librarian. It was interesting, but I didn’t find it as engaging as Quiet, Please. So if you’re only going to read one, I’d recommend … Continue reading

The ALA Young Media Award Winners!

Today the American Library Association announced the winners of 2014’s Young Media Awards – authors, illustrators, books, and videos aimed at Young Adults. I’ll be adding a few of these to my to-read list and I’ll link to my reviews when I do! In the meantime, here are some of the award winners (You can … Continue reading