Library Director’s Notebook
February, 2009
When does a book of fiction earn the exalted title “literary fiction”? Well, that’s a tough one. I was joking with a friend the other day about this and I quipped, “you know a book can count as literary fiction if it ends sad, and there’s very little kissing in it!”
Director’s notebook
January, 2009
Is there a future for traditional printed books? Read this article for an interesting opinion… .
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/opinion/30gleick.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&em
Director’s Notebook December, 2008
Library Director’s Notebook
October, 2008
September 2008
Director’s notebook August 2008
One of my favorite types of novels is the kind that tells a story from multiple viewpoints. This might be through letters, diaries, or narratives from different characters. The Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins was especially adept at this type of novel: his novels The Woman In White and The Moonstone are classics of the multiple viewpoint novel.
Director’s Notebook
July, 2008
