Talk of the Nation had a story on Monday examining public libraries–what they are doing to address the increasing amount of digitization of information, and how they are working to change the public’s image of the library only as a
Peyton Place
Here’s an interesting look at Grace Metalious and the publishing phenomenon that was Peyton Place.via Bookslut
lots of new books
In fiction: Skinner’s Drift by Lisa Fugard; The Saint of Lost Things by Christopher Castellani; Lovers & Players by Jackie Collins; Sea Change by Robert Parker (a Jesse Stone); Arthur & George by Julian Barnes; Paradise Travel by Jorge Franco;