In an act of vanity, I decided to hop onto WorldCat to see which libraries have my book. According to the catalog, a whole lot o’ academic libraries and special libraries have purchased it, including[…]
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My book is now available
Hello out there. I hope you are staying self and healthy. If you’re like me, the weight of this crisis is heavy on you. You probably sometimes feel guilty from the crippling anxiety you’re suffering[…]
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During these trying times, I’m both terrified and proud
Hi, everyone! How is your social-distancing going? All good here. I’ve organized my bookshelves and comics (I’m months behind), I’ve started a proposal for a new book, and I’ve been reading and watching movies…a lot.[…]
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This came out of me! My book is finally here, and I love it.
I was pleasantly surprised by a box at my door this afternoon, and what was inside? MY BOOK! This is just a guidebook for librarians but it is the culmination of months of research, typing,[…]
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My Nashville/Chicago Library/Comics trip of 2020!
Last week my lovely library sent me to Nashville to attend the PLA Conference and Chicago to attend the Librarian and Educator Day at C2E2. Woof, what a time I had. Not only did I[…]
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I didn't discover my favorite picture book until I became an adult
I’ve always been a book lover and like many American children, I grew up with an assortment of picture books. The Berenstain Bears, Little Critter, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and more were part of my little[…]
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Happy Groundhog Day! Let's relive the last 31 days of library news
Holy cow, what a year January was, huh? Just look at all that went down in library land last month. We learned about how Anne Carroll Moore, one of the most powerful librarians in history[…]
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OverDrive has just been bought…again.
There I was sitting comfortably on Christmas Eve, successfully ignoring my in-laws by reading an eBook borrowed through OverDrive on my Kobo, when I saw this press release. Now, I’m not knowledgeable enough in for-profit[…]
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Toronto Public Library may be the finest library I’ve seen
I’m here in beautiful Toronto. It’s my first time since high school, so it’s my first really experiencing this city. Is it cold? Duh. But holy cow does this place a-shimmer with Christmas lights. First[…]
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Guess what, okay I’ll just tell you, I’m in a game!
A new game is out right now from a new group called Grown Men Games. It’s called Space War: In Space!! (strange fact: as far as I can tell, the Chicago Manual of Style and[…]
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