For Readers | The Fussy Librarian

Kindle for iOS update adds a library-book filter

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re envious of Kindle iOS users today, now that we’ve learned about an app feature that isn’t in our e-reader....

Tagged As: E-reader, The Digital Reader

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Count author Elizabeth Strout among those whose characters have minds of their own. After winning a Pulitzer Prize for Olive...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, NPR, Short story

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 11:24 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When one rare copy of a Harry Potter book sold this summer, it brought several more first editions out of...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Memorabilia, Young adult literature

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 09:32 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Harold Bloom, perhaps the most famous literary critic of our time, passed away Monday. Bloom, who was eighty-nine, continued to...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: NPR, Obituary, The Guardian

Posted on 10/15/2019 at 08:10 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In case you missed it: The Booker Prize judges chose their first joint winners in almost thirty years yesterday. Margaret...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, The Guardian

Posted on 10/14/2019 at 04:38 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the top ten bestselling indie novels for the week of October 13, 2019, as compiled by IndieReader. 1....

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists

Posted on 10/14/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The headline to an excerpt from a new book about reading is among the most encouraging and direct things we’ve...

Tagged As: Excerpt, Reading

Posted on 10/13/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Harry Potter isn’t the only YA franchise to recently celebrate two decades of charming fans. The Series of Unfortunate Events...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Posted on 10/13/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of October 13, 2019. Katherine Mansfield (October 14, 1888): Mansfield...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 10/12/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Journalist Ronan Farrow is standing by his upcoming book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Book reviews, Nonfiction, NPR, Scandal