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Mr. Peabody’s Corner of Research and Revelation: Doc Holliday’s Wild West
Today’s topic of interest is a steampunk novel of the Wild West by Michael D. Resnick titled The Doctor and the Kid: a Weird West Tale. In Resnick’s steampunk universe, first described in The Buntline...
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Music, Music, Music!
It’s the time of year when savvy hipsters start planning to attend summer concerts. From Arlington to Everett, Woodinville to Seattle, outdoor music will soon abound, with ticket prices ranging from...
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Scandalous!
Tabloids such as The National Enquirer are simply not my cup of tea and in fact elicit rumblings of anger and nausea. Yet the new book Scandalous! : 50 Shocking Events you Should Know About (so you can...
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Parodies Found
It seems like a guy can’t swing a sack full of bats these days without hitting a book that parodies a specific title, author, or genre. As an avid reader and writer I can understand the numerous...
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Twick or Tweet
Back in the seventies there was a lot of talk about the generation gap, the set of things that separates one generation from another. For example, my parents did not wear bell bottom jeans. I did....
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Librarians Gone Wild!
Librarians have long been burdened with a variety of uncomplimentary stereotypes, stern old maid and milquetoast bookworm being perhaps most common. Oh, and we mustn’t forget that standby of 1960s...
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Austenmania!
It is thoroughly stunning that a Jane Austen cottage industry flourishes 200 years after her death. Modern authors have thrust her characters into the 21st century, thrown people from the present into...
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What’s on Ron’s Bookshelf?
Today we answer that age-old question, “What’s on Ron’s Bookshelf?” Some people take too much food at a meal because their eyes are bigger than their stomach. I check out far more books than I can...
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Unfinished Books and Other Natterings
Reasons why one might not finish a book: It’s poorly written Title includes words “shades of” Not in the mood for it Voices in my head keep arguing over subtext Story is not interesting Nocturnal...
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EBooks at the Everett Public Library
EBooks are a relatively new thing in the history of written stuff. Sure, there were clay tablets, papyrus scrolls, and hand-copied books for eons back in the mists of time, but even mass-produced...
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How to Check Out an eBook
In my last post, I highlighted all the great eBooks the library owns. I know. You’re saying, “Ron, Everett Public Library has a fine collection of eBooks, but I don’t know the first thing about...
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Sherlockmania!
He is one of the most recognizable names in literature. Hundreds of pastiches by copious authors have been written about his character. Movie and TV series abound. Parodies aimed at all ages...
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Beauty Queens and Other Aberrations of Nature
Ever since a brilliant, beautiful friend of mine entered a small-time city beauty pageant and lost to the mayor’s granddaughter (whose talent was disco roller skating), I’ve not held these contests in...
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Why a YA Mystery?
I do love a good mystery. A good mystery. Which eliminates roughly … all of them. Of course I’m exaggerating for comedic effect. As my divinity mentor was fond of saying, “You are nothing if not a...
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Poetry Friday the first
Welcome to Poetry Friday. Every Friday of this month, in honor of National Poetry Month, a staff member will choose a poem that is a particular favorite. This week we present a selection from Ron....
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What Not to Read
Recently, the blog team was presented with an article by Maria Popova that contains an interesting quote: “Non-reading is not just the absence of reading. It is a genuine activity, one that consists of...
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Release Your Inner Toddler
Now that my daughter is of an age where she reads books about gruesome murders, ghosts and hungry games, I seldom delve into children’s picture books. However, I recently ran across an interesting...
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Staff Picks and Pans
As one considers which book to read this week, one must wrestle with the multi-headed serpent of leisure temptations, i.e. whether to play centipede on one’s game boy whilst texting 43 close, close...
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Teen Angst – No Longer Just for Kids!
Here at Everett Public Library we have an ever-growing Young Adult section which caters primarily to teenagers. This relatively new category in the book world did not exist when I was a stripling, back...
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A Nice Jacket (tie is optional)
In a recent blog, Lisa confessed to judging books by their covers. Now it is my turn to enter the confessional. Please don’t judge me. I’m a browser. Sure, I read reviews and get excited by their...
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