Posts Tagged ‘fiction’

The Public domain can be scary!

Here are some great public domain horror ebooks in multiple formats for your Halloween ereading pleasure! Clicking on the book title will yield the ebook. In addition, I have included audio adaptations, where available.

Celebrate 200 years of Ms. Austen with…

Sense and Sensibility The Jane Austen classic turns 200 this year, so why not check-out the myriad ways you can enjoy it?

Married . . . in the city and the ‘burbs

If it’s summer people must be getting married.  I just heard that New York City, expecting a record number of marriages to take place in the city this Sunday, has instituted a lottery to determine who will get one of 764 marriage licenses available for that day.

Reading and mood

Last month we polled our Facebook friends to find out what they preferred to read:  Fiction Non-fiction It depends on my mood

Book pairings

Do you find it hard to wait for book that has a holds list? Here’s a suggestion: book pairings. I’ll tell you what I mean.

2011 Pulitzer Prize winners announced!

On Monday the Pulitzer Prize winners were announced.  Here are the winners for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and biography.  Click here for the full list of winners.

Reading Chinese Authors (Happy Chinese New Year!)

Today, February 3rd, is Chinese New Year. We have now entered the Year of the Rabbit, which, according to Chinese astrologers, should be “quiet, positive and inspiring.” I really hope they’re right! I thought I’d take this occasion to highlight some of the contemporary Chinese authors in our fiction collection. I enjoy reading fiction from [...]

Nobel Prize for Literature announced

This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature was announced, and the winner is Mario Vargas Llosa, a renowned Peruvian novelist. We have quite a few of his works, in English and in Spanish. Click the links below to see what’s available. Vargas Llosa in English and in Spanish Happy reading! Posted by Lisa, a second floor [...]

Stuck in town this summer?

For the most part, I’m stuck in town all summer. This is more or less self-inflicted, so I can’t complain too much. However, I still occasionally get the childish why-can’t-I-go feeling when I see cars with camping gear heading over the bridge out of town.

Rain rain go away, or, on the bright side, at least I don't feel guilty reading on the couch in June

I grew up in a climate slightly rainier than Corvallis, so I  learned to appreciate sunny days! Because of this, I always feel guilty staying inside when the weather is nice – it just feels wrong.  So normally I would feel bad enjoying a great book on the couch in June, but since the weather [...]