Ada Lovelace Day: the soundtrack
Ada Lovelace Day is a great opportunity to celebrate and raise the profile of women in STEM careers past, present, and future (though really, we should be celebrating this every day.) It’s important… Read more »
Did Barnes & Noble sell bogus signed copies of Jerry Lee Lewis’ biography?
Pulitzer winner Rick Bragg’s biography of rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis, published in 2014 by HarperCollins, was warmly received upon release and appeared on multiple best-of-2014 lists for nonfiction. Lewis, who still records and… Read more »
Want to learn to play the ukulele? You can check one out of the library in Chicago or Portland
Highland Park Library in Chicago has a new ukelele collection, and patrons can use their library card to check out an instrument with accompanying material to learn how to play.… Read more »
Michael Chabon, pop lyricist
Mark Ronson’s usually mentioned in the same breath as Amy Winehouse. He’s the guy who produced Winehouse’s hits, but he’s also worked with a raft of other notables (Nas, McCartney,… Read more »
Coldplay, the band The Beatles could have been, loves libraries
It is a truth universally acknowledged that all bands that are not Coldplay are trash. And it is another truth universally acknowledged that Coldplay is the greatest band in the history of… Read more »
Memoir by Bob Dylan confidante attracts worldwide interest
A new book about Bob Dylan is sparking interest across the publishing world. Victor Maymudes served as Dylan’s confidante, friend, and tour manager from 1961 all the way through to… Read more »