Archive for November, 2008
Vampires, Late Night Coffee and Poor Forks, Washington: A Lament
Thursday, November 20th, 2008On my way in to the office this morning, NPR had a piece on the upcoming movie based on Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight and its effects on an unfortunate small town in Washington. It seems Forks has been transformed from a bucolic near-paradise deep in the beauty of the northwest into a shrine for a swarm [...]
Big Box Brick and Mortar Singin’ the Blues
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Last week, Barnes & Noble CEO Leonard Riggio released sang a dire song for his employees, citing: Never in all of the years I’ve been in business have I seen a worse outlook for the economy. And never in all my years as a bookseller have I seen a retail climate as poor as the [...]
Books from the President-Elect on Biblio.com
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Browse books by Barack Obama, our U.S. President-Elect, on Biblio.com here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ffor.theloveofbooks.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fbooks-from-the-president-elect-on-bibliocom%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Books+from+the+President-Elect+on+Biblio.com’; addthis_pub = ‘sherar’;
Michael Crichton, author, dies at 66
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Michael Crichton, author of bestselling books such as Jurassic Park, Sphere, and Andromeda Strain, died after a long battle with cancer. You can read his family’s recent memorial statement here. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Ffor.theloveofbooks.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fmichael-crichton-author-dies-at-66%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Michael+Crichton%2C+author%2C+dies+at+66′; addthis_pub = ‘sherar’;