Comments for Quick Picks from CMCL

Comment on Banned Books Week by An Imperfect Servant

An Imperfect Servant — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:06 +0000

I totally agree with what you are doing. Information is power and people who want to restrict or control the flow of information whether that is by banning a book or limiting social sites on the internet are only trying to control and influence the flow of power among the people.

Comment on Beaverton School Board Candidates offer their recent reads by Tom Quillin

Tom Quillin — Fri, 08 May 2009 05:54:42 +0000

Thank you Mark for this great post! Our excellent community paper The Beaverton Valley Times did a set of stories today on the School Board races, complete with interviews of the candidates. Here is a link that turns up their most recent stories on Beaverton School Board:
http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/news/search_results.php?keywords=beaverton+school+board&writer=Any&month=Any&year=Any

Comment on Armchair sleuthing, in crime and in art by Laura

Laura — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:45:08 +0000

Have I got a display for you! From now through mid-February, the central display at Cedar Mill is Murder Around the World: International Mysteries. In addition to discovering a great new mystery (or 2 or 3), you can pick up a brochure featuring mystery series from every continent (yes, even Antarctica).

Comment on Great music donations for January by Devon Reed

Devon Reed — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:34:18 +0000

If you dig Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend you may wish to check out the great work he and some other great artists performed for the soundtrack to The Bigtop, streamable here.

Comment on New European Historical Fiction by garin gonzales

garin gonzales — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:32:25 +0000

I do love a good bodice-ripper! Firsties!!
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Comment on Marching Orders for August – What’s new in graphic novels by Vik Savara

Vik Savara — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:58:24 +0000

This is a great service – being able to review new books as they come in, rather than having to search for new titles on the shelf. I also appreciate your comments – you do write very well – and your abstract is very helpful in selecting books to read. Thanks Mark!

Comment on Retold Classics by Laura

Laura — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:33:46 +0000

If you like the dog aspect of Edgar Sawtelle, try The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. It is narrated by a dog who tries to heal a rift between members of his human family.

Comment on Retold Classics by Lizp

Lizp — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:04:46 +0000

The Edgar Sawtelle book was well-reviewed in Wednesday’s New York Times. Sounds fascinating, particularly about the dogs — great interview/commentary on author’s relationship with dogs which is reflected in many ways in the novel. NYT – http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/09/books/09dogs.html?scp=6&sq=dogs&st=nyt

Comment on Born Standing Up by Steve Martin by Steve Martin: Man of many hyphens « because she writes

Steve Martin: Man of many hyphens « because she writes — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:03:29 +0000

[...] By mistake | A brisk read | New York Times | Slate.com [...]

Comment on A New Fiction Trend: Mermaids? by LizP

LizP — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:19:05 +0000

I'd like to add a link to some work-in-progress by semi-local author Kim Antieau - The Church of the Old Mermaids. It's still waiting for publication, but the material has garnered enough fan interest to generate a COTOM meetup/conference this spring(!). Kim is an accomplished YA author, and works as a librarian for Fort Vancouver Regional Library. Enjoy!