Move Over, Dr. Seuss: Author Birthday Party Ideas

Yesterday, we held our annual birthday celebration for Dr. Seuss. With whimsical, Seussified décor, crafts, games, and snacks (including the best cookies this side of Whoville), plus a walkin’, talkin’ Cat in the Hat portrayed by yours truly, it’s always a flimfabulously fun, Seussical celebration. It got me thinking, though, about how libraries tend to … Continue reading →

Friday the 13th: A Reading Guide

In honor of Friday the 13th, I’ve put together a list of ten* scary/freaky/eerie books appropriate for reading today, complete with 13 word** blurbs on each:   It by Stephen King – It gets uncomfortably weird, and it’s mega long, but man, is it great. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – Has one of the … Continue reading →

Best Books (I Read During the Year) of 2014

It’s the twilight of another year on the third rock from the sun, and in the closing days, the Internet will be bloated to BuzzFeedian proportions with “Best of 2014” lists on every subject imaginable. Because I’m with it and hip, I’m going to get in on the action, and while I’d love to enthrall … Continue reading →

Don’t Sleep Next to Gillian Flynn (But Read Her Books)

Near the end of the “acknowledgements” section of Gillian Flynn’s novel Dark Places, which I just finished earlier this week, she writes something along the lines of she’s not sure how her husband can comfortably sleep next to her knowing the twisted things her brain is capable of producing. I found myself nodding my head … Continue reading →