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The origins of science fiction
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The origins of science fiction

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Michael Sauers

From Girls Who Love Boys Who Love Boys by Lucy Neville Photo: Flickr

Getting more $$ from your Book Sale -or- Is this Old Book valuable?
Books

Getting more $$ from your Book Sale -or- Is this Old Book valuable?

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Michael Sauers

Thanks to everyone who attended our presentation yesterday at the NLA conference. I’ve sent the slides to the organizers so they can get posted on…

Home library
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Home library

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Michael Sauers

For the past two weeks I’ve been setting up my home library. Not all the shelving is done at this point, but folks have been…

Backlash Against Mockingbird Sequel as Concerns for Author’s Status Come Out
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Backlash Against Mockingbird Sequel as Concerns for Author’s Status Come Out

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Michael Sauers

The reading world was riveted earlier this week by reports that a long-awaited second volume of Harper Lee’s work, a sequel-slash-prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning…

What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?
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What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2015?

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Under the law that existed until 1978 . . . Works from 1958 The films Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,…

Books

This is NOT a “brand new” book

Posted on June 11, 2014June 11, 2014 by Michael Sauers

I’m getting really cranky at third-party sellers on Amazon. I’ve learned to expect that many people selling these books are not booksellers and they’ll tend…

Books

Babylon Confidential by Claudia Christian #fridayreads

Posted on August 23, 2013August 23, 2013 by Michael Sauers
Books

Parents Who Own Bookshelves Raise Kids Who Do Better in School

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Over on Core77, Rain Noe discusses a sweeping international study by a team of Stanford and University of Munich researchers, who looked at all sorts…

Books

On Pulps, Paperbacks, Stephen King & Hard Case Crime

Posted on May 29, 2013May 29, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Boing Boing is currently featuring a special essay by Charles Ardai, the publisher of Hard Case Crime. It’s wonderful read and a love letter to…

Libraries

UNK’s bad storm damage brings out good in people

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Michael Sauers

The phone call came at 3:30 a.m. with the shocking news: The storm blew the roof off the library. My library? That was Janet Stoeger…

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