Scott Bonner, Ferguson Library Director, will receive the ALA Lemony Snicket Prize
Scott Bonner is not only the director of the Ferguson Municipal Public Library, but in December, he was the only full-time employee. He kept the library open during a tough… Read more »
A call to action: on the 2014 National Book Awards
Built in 1841, the large, Greek Revival building at 55 Wall Street has housed the New York Merchants Exchange, the United States Custom House, and the National City Bank—the earlier,… Read more »
Lemony Snicket joins Netflix
First Gilmore Girls, now this. Netflix announced yesterday that it is adapting Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events in to a TV series. A Series of Unfortunate Events follows… Read more »
Lemony Snicket and the ALA offer a prize for beleaguered librarians
Daniel Handler is better known by his pen name, Lemony Snicket, under which he wrote the popular and enjoyably sinister children’s books A Series of Unfortunate Events. Now he’ll be… Read more »
Authors are booksellers on Small Business Saturday
In a truly wonderful show of support for independent bookstores, over a thousand authors volunteered to work as booksellers at indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday this year. That’s right: authors,… Read more »
Neal Conan nostalgia: Talk of the Nation author interviews
Last week, Neal Conan delivered a farewell address after 11 years on the air to the three million NPR listeners who tune in to Talk of the Nation every day.… Read more »