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Category Archive — books

Word of the Week – Year One

It’s a very special Word of the Week Wednesday because today marks the one-year anniversary of this particular feature here on LND. We’ve had 46 words over the last 52 weeks and, with any luck, we’ve all learned a few new things and expanded our vocabulary a bit. In celebration of this one-year mark, here [...]

Almost Old(ish)

Earlier this month, I very quietly celebrated three years of The Librarian Next Door. This blog has gone through so many changes since I first started it, but perhaps the most crucial one is the one I’m experiencing right now. More and more, I’m realizing that my reading habits and specifically, my taste in certain [...]

2011 Book Bloggers Convention

Last Friday, I attended the 2nd Annual Book Bloggers Convention. If BEA (BookExpo America, for those of you not in the know) can be described as heaven on earth for a book lovin’ geek like me (and I have described it as such here on LND before), then the BBC would be like the awesome [...]