To say the least, today was a roller coaster. I think the pressures of the pandemic are getting to the staff at the library, so there is DRAMA in all caps. But during today’s drama,[…]
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Tag: comics
On Comic-Con @Home
Greetings from Covidland (also known as Libraryland). I am back at work today after being off last week. What was hopefully to be my first trip to SDCC, sadly, obviously, did not come to fruition,[…]
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This Spider-Woman Adventure is over, but the journey has just begun
Well, I did it. I read all 50 issues of the original Spider-Woman comic book series, one issue per day, for 50 days. This was quite an enjoyable experience and perfect way to kill time.[…]
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My book is in libraries all over the world!
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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Spider-Woman: my stay-at-home adventure
Since today is National Superhero Day, I thought I would take a moment to briefly tell you about my new at-home adventure; I’m reading the original Spider-Woman series (and then some) in its entirety, one[…]
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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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I don't want to talk about the Coronavirus, but this is cool
I’m so tired of hearing/reading about the Coronavirus. No, this doesn’t mean I’m not taking it seriously, I’m just so tired of all the noise, with the actual, helpful information seemingly buried, and I resent[…]
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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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Rejoice! A comic just won the Newbery for the first time
Fantastic news out of the ALA Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia (I deeply despise all who are there while I’m stuck here editing my book, but at least I get to stay in pajamas)! Jerry Craft’s[…]
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Comics readers are snubbing superheroes, and I’m sad (with no disrespect to Raina Telgemeier)
“Evolve or die!” This is true for comics as it is any other medium. According to a recent article by Forbes, data is showing that, for pretty much the first time since the 10-Cent Plague,[…]
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