Monthly Archives: June 2011

Summer Reading Update

In an earlier post, I mentioned some of the books I’m looking forward to reading this summer. Here’s an update on my summer reading. The Pink Tarantula Want to spend an enjoyable week? Pick up Tim Wohlforth’s new book The … Continue reading

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An Interview with Carola Dunn

Carola Dunn was born in London and grew up in the village of Jordans, (where William Penn is buried), and attended Friend’s School, Saffron Walden. She graduated from Manchester University, moved to Southern California–by way of Fiji–and has lived in … Continue reading

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E-Readers & the Reading Experience

A guest post from Carly Parce E-readers have made quite the impact on readers since Amazon came out with the Kindle 1 in November 2007. Last December Barnes & Noble announced its online e-book sales outnumbered sales of hard-copy books … Continue reading

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25 ways e-readers can’t beat books

A friend just posted this link on Facebook, and I thought it particularly relevant to our class:  25 ways e-readers can’t beat books. The read is more fun than anything, as the arguments most of the points make are based … Continue reading

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