Random books from librarianlk's library

About meI'm a librarian in Alaska. I probably have as many lists of books I want to read as I do books on my shelf. Lately I've been bouncing between juvenile and young adult fiction, and non-fiction. My blog on livejournal is primarily about reference questions I've fielded, going back to my grad school days...
I love learning about new books coming out; even if I don't have time to read the books, at least I can make time for reviews. In addition to scouring libraries on LibraryThing, I love the NYTimes Book Review, Booklist, and serendipitously finding books of interest online. Vivan los libros!

About my libraryMy personal library has been seriously weeded since I've moved from Arizona to Washington to Kentucky to Oregon to Alaska between 2000 and 2006. That kind of moving makes you want to be very certain that the books you move are the books you cannot live without (when you are the one lifting all the boxes!)

Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway

Account typepublic, lifetime

Connection NewsConnection News

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/librarianlk (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/librarianlk (library)

Common KnowledgeSeries (105), Awards (336), Characters (1835), Places (476)

Member sinceJul 6, 2006

Most recent activity

librarianlk reviewed, added:
The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard (read review)

librarianlk reviewed, added:
The Ice People by Maggie Gee (read review)

librarianlk added:
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon

librarianlk reviewed, added:
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Penguin Classics) by Karel Capek (read review)

librarianlk reviewed, added:
White Time by Margo Lanagan (read review)

librarianlk reviewed, added:
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan (read review)

I read your haiku for Deadline. It was beautiful.

-Df1A_Sarahg

posted by DF1A_SarahG at 9:10 am (EST) on Jan 6, 2009

I've read a couple of your reviews -- love the Haiku format!
You have inspired me to do a haiku book review contest in my school library (maybe in April during National Poetry Month).

Thanks!
Erin

posted by ewyatt at 9:05 pm (EST) on Oct 13, 2008

Linda-

Thanks for checking out my blog! New job, new blog, new at Librarything, and now new friend. All very good.

Marcia

posted by maread at 7:54 pm (EST) on Jul 23, 2008

Hi - Great haiku review of Ada Blackjack.

posted by oregonobsessionz at 8:16 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2008

Just wanted to let you know I enjoyed reading through your reviews today!

posted by collsers at 11:49 am (EST) on Feb 18, 2008

Hi! I really enjoyed "Life as We Knew It" as well. I was able to snag an ARC a few months ago. It is actually published on June 1, 2008. I would offer you my ARC, but I have already given it away. Check around and see if anyone may have a copy that you can read before June. I know I had a hard time knowing that I may have to wait until June to read the second book. :) Good luck!

posted by bellalibrarian at 9:37 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2008

Thanks for commenting back -- I think you're only my second comment ever! I liked Twilight a lot. I got the audio book and I was glad because I couldn't have finished it fast enough if I had to actually read it. I'm a Buffy (the Vampire Slayer) fan, so it was interesting to see that Twilight is so similar even though Meyer claims never to have seen the show. I'm waiting for my turn on the hold list to come and New Moon to become available! In the mean time, I'm listening to The secret life of bees and just started Raven's gate at the suggestion from a young patron.

posted by emamun at 6:49 pm (EST) on Jan 17, 2008

I love your idea of haiku reviews (I discovered them reading reviews of Twilight). Short, to the point, and amusing. Thanks!

posted by emamun at 4:31 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2007

hey linda - sorry if this is a 2nd comment. not sure the 1st one went through? just wanted to say thanks for checking out voodoo heart. sorry it disappointed, but would be up for hearing more from you about it if you'd be willing to tell me your thoughts. thanks again. s

posted by scottsnyder at 6:45 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2007

linda- sorry you didn't like voodoo heart. would love to hear more about what disappointed you, though. it'd be helpful. appreciate you checking it out. scott

posted by scottsnyder at 6:38 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2007

Linda, I'm so glad you found me! I'd been hoping to hear from or find a fellow Alaskan. Where are you a librarian? From your library, I'd almost guess you're in a school??? My dream is to one day be a librarian as well. That and pen a passable (e.g. publish-able) book - right now I'm working on a manuscript in the teen genre. What are you reading right now? I'm working "Fledgling" by Octavia Butler. Did you see the sunrise this morning (11/29)? Amazing. - Linda

posted by alaskabookworm at 1:06 pm (EST) on Nov 29, 2007

Copyright LibraryThing and/or members of LibraryThing, authors, publishers, libraries, cover designers, Amazon, Bol, Bruna, etc. | static: /

Random books from librarianlk's library

Members with librarianlk's books

Member connections

RSS feeds

Member: librarianlk

Most recent activity

Leave a comment