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Fiction writers face a challenge in depicting the ubiquitous 21st-century experience of virtual existence.
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The author of “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies” prefers books with action: “I don’t like overrefinement, or to dwell in the heads of vaporous ladies with fine sensibilities.” Delete the scoop?
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Big budgets and wide distribution aren’t enough on their own to sustain a magazine. Witness the demise of Holmes: The Magazine To Make It Right after less than two years of publication. Occasionally, it’s the low-budget, kitchen table–produced new periodicals that end up showing the most resiliency. An example of a past “best magazine of the year” published on a shoestring is hand-sewn Vintage, which against this reviewer’s expectations has published three issues and continues to thrive.
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Plus de cinq mois avant la prochaine soirée de l'Halloween, la chaine VRAK-TV annonce déjà ses - terrifiantes - couleurs avec Nuit de peur, une émission spéciale dont le scénario sera signé par l'auteur Patrick Senécal.
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"In Marketing Strategies Help Vitalize Audiobook Collections, Raya Kuzyk offers great marketing strategies you can use at your library to improve circulation and visibility of audiobooks.
(It doesn’t hurt that June is Audiobook Month, and winners of the 2013 Audie Awards will be announced May 30th.)
Try these top tips for cross-promoting audio with other formats..." Via librarykerri Delete the scoop?
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Joignez-vous à la discussion au www.imagine-opl-bpo.ca Cette vidéo a été créé par DanRascal pour la Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa. Delete the scoop?
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The Urban Green Space is going to be built in 2015, when the current BC Provincial Government lease expires on the top two floors. This will give the library the entire building and will allow for two floors to be devoted towards gardens and boutique bistros. The intention is to give people a quiet place to relax and enjoy reading an e-reader or book in the sun. There will be almost 40,000 square feet of room, all designed by Cornelia Oberlander. It will be open to the public, giving anyone who’s interested a chance to see a spectacular city view, and Vancouver sure is pretty in the summer.
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Fans of magical prose and magical worlds, take heart. Titan Books has recently released a special limited edition version of steampunk legend James Blaylock’s The Aylesford Skull, a classic from one of the genre’s trailblazers. To celebrate the release, Blaylock has put together a list of forgotten or ignored works of literature that have inspired his own writing, and should be must-reads for anyone interested in science fiction or the fantastic.
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Here are the results of this year's awards, starting with the gold, silver and bronze medalists in our 77 National categories, and on separate pages, the Regional category medalists, E-Book categories, and our Outstanding Books of the Year. The 382 total medalists come from 44 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.; 5 Canadian provinces; and 8 countries overseas. Congratulations to all! Delete the scoop?
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Peace, quiet, a chair, and a connection.
...you can only drink so much coffee, and anyway I find myself wanting a bit more peace. And the answer is, libraries! Many of the towns near here have very nice libraries, some big and fancy, some modest, but all with quiet corners where you can sit and either access their wifi (if they have it) or use your phone as a hotspot. Delete the scoop?
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Project Bookmark Canada founder Miranda Hill introduces the Page Turner Campaign. Delete the scoop?
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Que fait un boutefeu? À quoi ressemble le quotidien d'un animalier ou d'un détective privé? Pour le savoir, La Presse les a rencontrés pour vous. Regard sur des métiers inusités, rares ou méconnus... Delete the scoop?
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Librarianship today is about greeting each customer (in person or online) and making sure that his or her library visit is one of the best experiences of the day. Most importantly, it’s about listening to our users’ needs and connecting them with the information, resources, and services that can help them get on with their lives.
-Brian Kenney
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Après l'horrible danger de la lecture, version Voltaire, un organisme caritatif vient de mettre en garde contre les terribles nuisances des tablettes. La National Literacy Trust considère, étude à l'appui, que ces machines nuisent aux progrès scolaires des enfants. Et ce, alors que les élèves sont de plus en plus susceptibles de lire sur des tablettes que des livres imprimés. Delete the scoop?
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AMHERST – You’ve heard about it in newspapers and on TV. Now you’ll be able to see it in person: a 3D printer has been acquired by the Cumberland Public Libraries. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Spools of plastic are loaded into the desktop device as fuel for a printing nozzle, which lays down layer after layer of plastic, slowly creating a three-dimensional object. A bracelet. A screw and nut. A small, knotted curio. And taking shape on the printer upstairs at the Four Fathers Library, a red plastic smartphone cover. “It’s cooler than I thought it was going to be,” said Steve Weatherby, systems manager and CAP coordinator for the county’s library. Delete the scoop?
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The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce the short list of nominees for the sixteenth annual DANUTA GLEED LITERARY AWARD. The Award recognizes the best first English-language collection of short fiction by a Canadian author.
Rebecca Lee, Bobcat and other stories, Hamish Hamilton Canada Paul Marlowe, Ether Frolics, Sybertooth Inc. Anton Piatigorsky, The Iron Bridge, Goose Lane Editions Yasuko Thanh, Floating Like the Dead, McClelland & Stewart John Vigna, Bull Head, Arsenal Pulp Press
The winners will be announced on June 11, 2013.
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New Brunswick is well represented! Delete the scoop?
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Le Prix des libraires 2013 a été remis hier soir à Éric Dupont pour La fiancée américaine, roman épique et ambitieux de 550 pages bien tassées publié aux... Via Michelle Bourque Delete the scoop?
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La Ville de Bordeaux lance le portail de la Bibliothèque de Bordeaux. Plus qu’un site, c’est un service qui s’adresse à tout le monde. Il vous connecte avec tous les domaines de la connaissance et de la culture où que vous soyez et 24h sur 24. Via Hélène Pipet, David Gunn Delete the scoop?
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Join the discussion at www.imagine-opl-bpo.ca This video was created by Dan Rascal for the Ottawa Public Library. Delete the scoop?
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Here's my list of ten books that have made me think about what it would be like to live in a different place, or a different time, or a different body. Happy exploring! Delete the scoop?
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The Agatha Awards were announced on Saturday, just two days after the Edgars. Among the many well-known authors and publishers picking up awards, including Louise Penny who won Best Novel for The Beautiful Mystery (Macmillan/Minotaur), was small independent Dallas publisher Henery Press, winning Best First Novel with Lowcountry Boil by Susan M. Boyer. The Childrens/Young Adult award went to the second in the Code Busters Club series, The Haunted Lighthouse by Penney Warner (Egmont). Delete the scoop?
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SYNC is back in session again this year, offering two free complete YA audiobook downloads every week from May 30 to August 21. This is the third year for the program in which a contemporary young adult audiobook is paired thematically with a classic audiobook title.
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Lundi, 6h du matin, comme des milliers d'usagers, descente sous terre de la journaliste, avec un livre à la main. Et une question aux lèvres: « Est-ce que je peux vous demander ce que vous lisez? », posée des dizaines de fois. Virée dans la « bibliothèque souterraine » de la STM, sans prétention ni exhaustivité, et remplie de surprises: les usagers-lecteurs lisent de «vrais» livres, qui les transportent vraiment loin dans le temps ou vraiment loin dans l'espace... Delete the scoop?
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Les 43 bibliothèques municipales de Montréal déclarent le mois de mai mois de la BD: normal, on y trouve plus de 300 000 albums, pour 50 000 titres différents!... Delete the scoop?
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Another seed lending library is featured. Especially love the quote from a parent,
"[Stephanie] Syson says the library has always been a place for her daughter to learn. The seeds just add another lesson.
"For her to see a little pot of dirt and to plant a seed into it, and then 30 days later being able to eat something from it is really exciting for her," she says. "She really enjoys seeing that whole process."
A process that now includes a trip to the local library."