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Wyatt's WorldYummy Lit: Five books of recipes and storiesHidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes and More from NPR's The Kitchen Sisters by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson Two for the Road: Our Love Affair with American Food by Jane Stern and Michael Stern A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries by Jake Tilson Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon by Claudia Roden The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen with Nigel Slater by Nigel Slater Neal Wyatt is a collection management librarian at the Chesterfield County Public Library, VA |
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- After Koran Desecration, NYC Campus Puts Them on Reserve — 10/23/2006
Pace University serves a diverse community in Lower Manhattan, but it’s been the site of some ugly hate crimes—including two incidents in which Korans were found in toilets on campus. More
- Library Database Typos Meet “Eternal Vigilance”
- PLA Aims To Revise Public Library Service Descriptions
- NJ PL Director, Clashing with Board over Subpoena Issue, Leaves for New Job
Book News
- Bouchercon 2006 Draws Mystery Heads -- 10/18/2006Some 1200 mystery authors, publishers, agents, dealers, booksellers, librarians, and fans gathered in Madison, WI, September 28 to October 1 for Bouchercon 2006 World Mystery Convention, the genre's oldest and largest annual event. More
- MWA Names Stephen King Grand Master
LJ Talks To
Lisa Carey wrote her first novel, The Mermaids Singing, as her thesis for her MFA at Vermont College. Translated into seven languages, it was optioned for film along with her second novel, In the Country of the Young. Carey’s latest and fourth novel, Every Visible Thing (LJ 7/06), revolves around the Furey family, distraught over the disappearance of older son Hugh.
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Web Extras
A Focus Group’s Feedback -- 10/01/2006
As the Saint Paul Public Library (SPPL) approached its strategic planning, it held a number of focus groups with community members. More
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