Dispatch 31

For those who missed it earlier this week, McSweeney's has my latest dispatch up...I'm going to do my best to update it more regulary.

Inquiry & McSweeney's

For those of you who missed it, McSweeney's has a new "Dispatches from a Public Librarian" up.

Also, Inquiry with Mark Lynch has a radio interview I did for them.

Dispatches from a Public Librarian

McSweeneys.net has my latest dispatches up today; take a look for some brief online library fun.

ALA Panel

Below are the details on my ALA appearance. It can also be found here: http://www.folusa.org/about/conferences/2008-first-author.php


First Author, First Book
Sunday, June 29
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Location to be announced)
Join new (and soon to be best-selling) authors as they talk about their first adventure in writing - what motivates them and how they got published. This program has become a favorite for those looking for the “next big thing” in print. Authors include Kaya McLaren (Church of the Dog, Penguin), Scott Douglas (Quiet, Please, Perseus Books), Mark Sarvas (Harry, Revised, Bloomsbury USA), Daniel White (The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind—and Almost Found Myself—on the Pacific Crest Trail, HarperCollins), and Anya Ulinich (Petropolis, Penguin). This program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, Editor of the Book Review, Library Journal. A book signing will follow.

USA Today, OC Register, & PopMatters

The Orange County Register, USA Today, and PopMatters each have coverage of "Quiet, Please" today.

OC Register Article:
"Quiet Please, the Librarian is Watching"

USA Today review can be found here. Really, I'm not sure exactly what to say to someone who calls me "self-consciously hip." What the heck does that even mean! I never claim to be hip in the book, nor to I claim to be hip now! I'm a nerd with glasses, which, no, doesn't mean I'm a hipster! But it's USA Today, so I'll digress...

Finally, PopMatters has a reveiw & interview up.

Thanks to...

Thanks to the following libraries for being among the first to get "Quiet, Please" into your databases:

Seattle Public Library - Seattle, WA
Ames Public Library - Ames, IA
Alexandria Library - Alexandria, VA
Merrimack Val Library consortium - Andover, MA

If you live near any of these areas, you may now put holds on the book!

Top 10 Reasons to Be a Librarian

In case you missed it, McSweeney's put my newest "Dispatches from a Public Librarian" up on Monday.