Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Books

  • Stay by Allie Larkin

    I mentioned last week that Allie, one of my friends from the blogging  world was stopping by little ‘ole Blatherskite to let me interview her.  But before we get to the interview I should tell you that her book Stay was released two days ago on June 10th. You seriously should go out and buy it. Like…

  • Coming up Next Week

    I wanted to give you a little taste of what I have coming up in a week from today. Allie Larkin has written a book and it’s release date is June 10th! It is called Stay and it looks fabulous. It’s gotten lots of buzz and some good reviews from major journals. I have a…

  • bookish talk

    One Book One Twitter I have a couple of exciting things to tell you about in the reading department. The first of those things is One Book One Twitter. Have you heard about it? The idea started with a question by Jeff Howe of the blog Crowdsourcing, “What if everyone on Twitter read the same…

  • On Enjoyment.

    “Enjoyment is always greatest when you have enough contrast to measure it by.” – M. Wyle Blanchet. The Curve of Time.

  • The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay

    At the moment I am reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. I was invited to join the woman’s book group at the library and thought it would be a great way to make some friends. I still love the idea. I checked out the current read, fully planning on attending…