Hands down the funniest library blog is the Lake Mills Library blog. Someone in Wisconsin is having a lot of fun. Mostly it's descriptions of recent acquisitions. Some are loving and kind. Some are, well, not. I'm surprised that it hasn't been censored out of existence yet.I'd be remiss if I didn't direct you to … Continue reading Shhh… Librarians Blogging

Magers and Quinn is hardly the only bookstore with a blog. I'm a big fan of The Common Reader from NYC's McNally Robinson bookstore.A slightly quirkier but no less entertaining blog is Open a bookshop, what could possibly go wrong?. Subtitled "Two Blokes, One Bookshop, No Idea," it's the history in blog of the Big … Continue reading Bookstores Who Blog

Your faithful blogger is away on vacation, but I've lined up some reading material to keep you busy until I return. Each day, there will be a new posting. Together, they form an idiosyncratic guide to some of the blogs I like. Maybe you'll like them too.First up is The Book Bench. It's The New … Continue reading In the Corners of My Mind