Somebody in London has hired a very convincing publicist. The proof? The Times, The Financial Times, and The Independent newspapers have all run stories on a purported boom in custom-built, private libraries among the over-moneyed. Watch the New York Times "Style" section to see if this "trend" crosses the Atlantic.--David E
Halloween Comes Early This Year
The Encyclopaedia Britannica's blog has begun a series of posts listing haunted libraries across the US. Today's posting covers Alabama to the District of Columbia. They're scheduled to get to Minnesota in two weeks, just in time for a bit of pre-Halloween Scooby-Doo hijinks. My personal favorite haunting so far: "Yorba Linda, Richard Nixon Library … Continue reading Halloween Comes Early This Year
Taxi!
Like most of you, I've been hearing a lot about Melissa Plaut's book Hack: How I Stopped Worrying About What to Do With My Life and Started Driving a Yellow Cab lately. Her memoir is getting lots of play (for example, this excerpt/reading at NPR.)But I hadn't realized that Plaut's book stems from the blog … Continue reading Taxi!
