Category Archives: Books

Great Article: Reading Dickens Four Ways

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

Great article by Ann Kirschner in the June 12 edition of The Chronicle Review on the various ways we read today : Reading Dickens Four Ways — “How ‘Little Dorrit’ fares in multiple text formats” When Ann Kirschner’s book group … Continue reading →

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LibraryThing’s Legacy Libraries

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

One of the most interesting aspects of Web 2.0 sites is the way members tend to use them for things beyond what the founders originally intended, and that’s certainly the case with LibraryThing. One fascinating development from members of the … Continue reading →

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Books for a New President

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Elizabeth Thomsen

The New York Times published an interesting article called From Books, New President Found Voice on President Obama’s approach to reading, with a sidebar called “A Reading List That Shaped a President” listing the books mentioned in the article as … Continue reading →

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