Selected Works

Books
This Book Is Overdue!
Are librarians obsolete in the Google era? They couldn't be more important
The Dead Beat
A former obituary writer celebrates the cult and culture of obituaries
Obituaries
One of a Kind: A Tribute to Katharine Hepburn
A salute to the great actress from Life Book's Katharine Hepburn: 1907-2003
Talk about Pain: A Tribute to Marlon Brando
He was talented and careless and pain followed him wherever he hid.
Poetry
Strata
Poem in response to a painting by Stanford Kay
The Detachment
A poem from Field, a literary journal.
The Typing Pool
Another poem from Field.
Essays
About Books
An avid reader’s wry take on books, past and present

Librarian Encounters

Swarming with Librarians

January 21, 2010

Tags: ALA, ALTAFF, Peggy Barber, Marilyn Johnson, HarperCollins, Library Journal, EarlyWord.com, ALA midwinter 2010, Boston

I kicked off the tour for This Book Is Overdue! by zipping into Boston for the last two days of the American Library Association's midwinter conference. I can't get enough of librarians! I spent my free time roaming the exhibits, meeting a few of the thousands of librarians (more…)