by Brandy Heineman | May 28, 2013 | Blog, Reading, Recommended Books
The Ruination of Imagination Spoilers. Oh, how I hate them. Why? It’s implied in the very word: they spoil the surprise, that paintstakingly crafted twist at the end when when all the pieces fall into place and your brain explodes, or at least admires the...
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog, Reading
This old book got older in my care. Its copyright is from 1936, but when I started carrying it around everywhere in 1989, it was in far better shape than it is today. The tape on the spine, the wear at the edges? Yeah, that was all me. I don’t read as much...
by Brandy Heineman | Apr 23, 2013 | Blog, Reading
If you enjoyed “How to be a Library Cat” … 1. Pin/Tweet/Facebook it, and 2. Visit The 15th Century Equivalent of Your Cat Walking on Your Keyboard, 9 Delightful Library Cats and 15 Cats That Are Leaning In to partake in more bookish cattery, and...
by Brandy Heineman | Feb 19, 2013 | Blog, Reading, Recommended Books
People differ on this point, so let me state my position upfront: I’m happy to lend out my books. I don’t keep a list, other than a sketchy, forgetful one in my head. Going by the publisher’s list prices, I have at least $96.89 worth of books loaned...
by Brandy Heineman | Nov 27, 2012 | Blog, Reading
Nothing makes the best of a long car trip or a boring hour on the treadmill like listening to an audio book. (We’ll save the question of whether it’s healthy to fill every moment with entertainment, never experiencing the solitude of one’s own mind,...
