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Re: I Regret Everything : A Love Story by Seth Greenland

AnnKingman — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:49:38 -0000

I'm so thrilled to have found your blog! I've just put I Regret Everything on my TBR. Thanks for the recommendations, and keep up the good work.

Re: BOTNS #384: The End and the Beginning

AnnKingman — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 20:26:19 -0000

I'm speechless. Thank you so much for sharing your changes with us. We won't take any credit for your weight loss, though -- that was all your hard work. Congratulations!

Re: BOTNS #386: The Final Interrogation

AnnKingman — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:49:42 -0000

Thank you, Nadine. Sadly, Belgium isn't on the itinerary this year, but I hope to visit someday.
Ann Kingman
Books on the Nightstand: illuminating conversation about books and reading Hosts of Booktopia: connecting authors and readers through in-person weekends of bookish conversation.

Re: Can We Give Readers Some Credit?

AnnKingman — Fri, 20 May 2016 16:53:51 -0000

A couple of comments... According to this NYTimes article from 2012, Faulkner himself proposed the color printing but it wasn't technologically possible in 1929 - sorry can't link from my iPad.(http://www.nytimes.com/2012...

Re: nonfiction. There is great nonfiction coming this fall (Candice Millard's HERO OF THE EMPIRE is fabulous) but the real issue is not that readers don't want it, it's that the election and political landscape sucks up all of the media attention -- so the usual publicity outlets that help drive sales of books is instead focused on the election, authors can't get on as many shows, etc. This is less of an issue for fiction because it's much more difficult to get that kind of coverage for fiction in any year, so the election has less impact.

Re: BOTNS #381: One-sit wonders

AnnKingman — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:01:58 -0000

Thank you, Peg!

Re: BOTNS #376: Ten Books, a Whale, and a Library Farm

AnnKingman — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:29:59 -0000

Hooray!

Re: BOTNS #372: We Need Diverse Books

AnnKingman — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:00:08 -0000

The statistics show why many readers feel under-served by the number of books reflecting diverse ethnicities, stories, backgrounds and experiences.

Do I think you should give up your dream of working in publishing? Of course not. It's not an either-or scenario. But the traditional path to "big 5" publishing has left many people out in the cold. There is now a recognition of that, and hopefully efforts to address it. It doesn't mean that the industry will stop recruiting out of publishing programs; it does mean that they may now also start recruiting at other places and trying to make the workplace look more like the marketplace.

Not everyone can afford to take an unpaid internship in NYC to get a foot in the door. In fact, very few can. But that has been one of the paths. The addition of paid internships is a step, but unless you have a place to live in NYC or family who can subsidize the experience, it's going to be very difficult to take that route. All of these statistics are a means to prove out what many have felt for a very long time.

Re: BOTNS #372: We Need Diverse Books

AnnKingman — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:17:19 -0000

Thank you, thank you! i will put these on my reading list. Much appreciated!

Re: BOTNS #372: We Need Diverse Books

AnnKingman — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:59:34 -0000

For anyone reading: normally we delete comments like this. However, in this specific case, I know that Barefoot Books is a wonderful and legitimate publisher, and this "ad" can actually be a viable resource for librarians, teachers or parents looking for diverse books, which, as we discussed on the podcast, can be hard to find. So I'm going to leave it. But that doesn't mean it's a free for all for people to post ads and promotional comments. Thanks for your cooperation.

Re: BOTNS #370: Reading While Distracted

AnnKingman — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:29:54 -0000

I did read The Wife, The Maid and The Mistress, and loved it!

Re: BOTNS #366: One Host, One Book

AnnKingman — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:26:08 -0000

Thank you!

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:24:31 -0000

I wouldn't let one audiobook sway you from listening to others. I'm sure there are others that you would enjoy more.

Re: BOTNS #364: Newer Year, Fewer Books

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:46:35 -0000

Thanks, Joanne!

Re: BOTNS #364: Newer Year, Fewer Books

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:45:38 -0000

Wow, you've really thought it through! Good luck!

Re: BOTNS #364: Newer Year, Fewer Books

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:45:08 -0000

I have hundreds of books on my iPad, but I find that for me, it's out of sight, out of mind.

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:43:58 -0000

Sounds lovely. Good luck with the lottery tickets! :)

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:43:27 -0000

I have been turned off by narrators' voices or pronunciation, but I'm not really sure what you mean by "offensive."

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:42:52 -0000

Love it!

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:42:26 -0000

Wow! I had no idea. Scheming about how I can come visit someday...

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:41:55 -0000

I'd be drunk and fat, but very well-read!

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:41:26 -0000

When I have a choice, I prefer physical books. I seem to retain the content better.

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:40:48 -0000

I'd visit!

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:40:24 -0000

Yay!

Re: BOTNS #365: Well that makes browsing easier!

AnnKingman — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:51:26 -0000

<3
Will you share a photo of the shelf, pretty please?

Re: BOTNS #361: Why we like the books we do

AnnKingman — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:38:59 -0000

Sounds wonderful, and how lucky you are to have such a great Friends of the Library group!