Ann, over at Books on the Nightstand, has produced a post that capitalizes on what I think is one of the coolest ideas floating around right now… build your own virtual book conference. Basically, she came up with a theme (books she likes right now) and she put together a collection of online videos with the authors, readings and other notes. So now you can click your way through her conference, titled Pixelated, at your own pace.
I want to do this. This could be really fun and you could tie in all kinds of content from various social media. All I need is a theme and some free time… hmmmm.
I’ve never read anything by Peter Vansittart, but after reading his obit in the New York Times, I think I’m going to have to look him up (The Guardian‘s is good too). Nothing overly fancy, just sounds like good solid historical fiction writing. I mean, being compared to Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a good thing, I think. It’s a shame that I only picked up on him due to his passing.
The first step in this year’s downtown walking tour will be on October 24th at 5:45pm in the atrium of the downtown Birmingham Public Library. The 90-minute nighttime walking tour is labeled Birmingham Noir: Murders, Mysteries and Fallen Women. How cool is that?
The tour of notorious sites around downtown is free, but space is limited and reservations are required. These events fill quick!
There is also another walking tour set for 5:45pm on October 29th. To grab your spot contact Jim Baggett at 226-3631 or jbaggett@bham.lib.al.us
I finished reading it months ago and finally got around to posting my review of Sarah Lacy’s Once You’re Lucky, Twice You’re Good over at LibraryThing.
