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Comment on Living in a Blended World. Reading and Technology. by Ian Lewis

Ian Lewis — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:54:34 +0000

Hi. Interesting point about the commentary and insights, I was inspired to write the post because I saw the Zeebox product which uses an iPad as a second screen for interactions through the social media whilst watching SmartTV.

Interestingly the advertisers and broadcasters can benefit from the insights as well as the users. There’s a great deal of potential.

As for OPUSS it sounds interesting but I am an Android user so it is of no interest to me unless you build an Android app. I’ve noticed that it is a common procedure for developers to ignore the Android platform, which seems counterintuitive as it misses out a huge client base.

Thanks for your comments!
Ian

Comment on Living in a Blended World. Reading and Technology. by Adam Neilson

Adam Neilson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:02:38 +0000

Hi Ian,

Some interesting points & ideas. Love the concept of “Blended Reading” but is it not more than that? More than blended consumption. It’s also about the commentary. Take the kindle public notes & highlights for example. Adding insights rather than just getting them. Or twitter trends when some big show is on tv. Blended Media.

While I’m commenting, I’d love your opinion and feedback on a little project I’m working on called Opuss. It’s all about the sharing of words. Books, poems, scripts, you name it. We’re just about to start the beta launch and get some user feedback before we launch in the iPhone AppStore.

More info here: http://opuss.com/beta.html

Thanks!

Comment on Living in a Blended World. Reading and Technology. by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:50:37 +0000

Living in a Blended World. Reading and Technology.: What do you use your screen for? http://t.co/SMjqTXsV #FridayReads

Comment on Literature and the Power of Scenery by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:27:39 +0000

Literature and the Power of Scenery: I have just returned from a wonderful family holiday in the Engli… http://t.co/yans5vk #bookmeme

Comment on Literature and the Power of Scenery by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:02:39 +0000

Read this #blog post: Literature and the Power of Scenery – http://t.co/sNOp5qU

Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by adamlebor (@adamlebor)

adamlebor (@adamlebor) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:11:19 +0000

Ten free copies of my thriller The Budapest Protocol! #giveaway : http://t.co/n88RJ7N via @AddThis

Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by This is what your FridayReads team is reading now…

This is what your FridayReads team is reading now… — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:50:17 +0000

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Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by Erin Mitchell (@erinfaye)

Erin Mitchell (@erinfaye) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:45:08 +0000

UK readers: @bookmeme has a special treat for you today! Check it out here: http://t.co/TDjsjLI

Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:14:55 +0000

My second #FridayReads is The Budapest Protocol by @adamlebor published by @BeautifulBooks. See here http://t.co/WcpuplH for my giveaway!

Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:52:19 +0000

I have ten copies to *Give Away* – The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway http://t.co/WcpuplH Could be your next #FridayReads!

Comment on The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway by BC Traut (@BCTraut)

BC Traut (@BCTraut) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:05:12 +0000

Read this bookmeme.net post – The Budapest Protocol by Adam Lebor #giveaway http://bit.ly/pV1qdE

Comment on #FridayReads chat and where it’s at by Kathleen Mulroy (@KathleenMulroy)

Kathleen Mulroy (@KathleenMulroy) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:05:36 +0000

#FridayReads chat and where it’s at : http://t.co/uiepVmH via @AddThis

Comment on #FridayReads chat and where it’s at by Shelly Immel (@ShellyImmel)

Shelly Immel (@ShellyImmel) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:48:09 +0000

@danblank @originalimpulse @mincontro @iggiandgabi bookmeme.net post – Map of who’s connecting w/ whom on #FridayReads http://bit.ly/qAjU0f

Comment on #FridayReads chat and where it’s at by Neil Low's Assistant (@AssistantThief)

Neil Low's Assistant (@AssistantThief) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:17:08 +0000

Take a look at this web of readers: RT @fridayreads: connections & conversations, thanks to @bookmeme: http://bit.ly/nx6z6Q

Comment on #FridayReads chat and where it’s at by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:48:53 +0000

#FridayReads chat and where it’s at: Using last week’s FridayReads data from Twitter I decided to plot… http://t.co/9uTsw9B #bookmeme

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by ShawnAcosta (@ShawnAcosta)

ShawnAcosta (@ShawnAcosta) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 03:13:44 +0000

Read this bookmeme.net post – Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. http://bit.ly/iUfyvK

Comment on So what is the “30 Day Book Meme”? by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:41:18 +0000

Read this bookmeme.net post – So what is the "30 Day Book Meme"? http://bit.ly/kY271w #reading #blogs #blogjuly

Comment on Blogging with QR Codes by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:17:55 +0000

Read this #blog post: Blogging with QR Codes – http://bit.ly/j0DT7W

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Sue Uden

Sue Uden — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:29:12 +0000

The choice is always hard in that there are so many in the ‘waiting’ pile to choose from. Quite often it is driven by having heard the author interviewed, been to a reading or read a review. Sometimes it is affected by the book just finished; whether wanting to follow something quite heavy with a lighter read or some sadness followed by a giggle.

But can I be bold and suggest that if anyone is having real trouble choosing a new book that they pop along to the newly launched interactive website for authors and readers at http://loveahappyending.com/

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Elizabeth W

Elizabeth W — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:11:42 +0000

My queue of books that need to be read is immense. Books on my shelves! Books from the book expo! Classics on the Kindle I borrowed from my mom! Library books!
I think I am in no danger, ever, of running out of things to read.
And every time I read a book blog, or talk to a good friend, I usually come away with a book recommendation or five.
It’s just a matter of deciding which to read next. I agree with Susan Larson’s comment. Reading a really, really enjoyable and engrossing book makes it so hard to pick what to read next.

Comment on Bookshops. Social engagement starts at the door. by Ali B

Ali B — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:33:22 +0000

I totally agree. 2 of my local bookshops (@stokeybookshop and @biggreenbooks) are great. They participate in local events, host many themselves, and provide a brilliant personalised service- I often say, when was the last time Amazon hosted a poetry reading, or made you a cup of tea and let you shelter from the rain? In addition, Big Green Books will order you a book and post it free to anywhere in the UK, often making it cheaper than Amazon. However there is another independent bookshop local to me that I rarely visit: even if it is empty, the owners almost act as though customers are an annoyance, messing up their nice bookshop.

Comment on The Poetry Takeaway – brilliant! by Amy Smith (@Art_Press)

Amy Smith (@Art_Press) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:25:30 +0000

@RowanArtsLondon Thought you might be interested in takeaway poems! http://clic.gs/3dD- via @bookmeme

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by ChrysFilippakopoulos (@chryssoulaf)

ChrysFilippakopoulos (@chryssoulaf) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:26:14 +0000

I love #fridayreads. RT @bookmeme: Read this #blog post: Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. – http://bit.ly/kz3L2R

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by David Abrams

David Abrams — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:16:03 +0000

Friday Reads is one of the best things about Twitter. It’s like being in a really huge room filled with readers, all of them telling you which book you should (or shouldn’t) read next. The head spins with recommendations and reading wish lists get filled every time I visit the FR hashtag.

Comment on Bookshops. Social engagement starts at the door. by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:27:19 +0000

"@StokeyBookshop: I agree,.. @bookmeme: New post: Bookshops. Social engagement starts at the door. – http://t.co/e5BL70z << comment is live.

Comment on Bookshops. Social engagement starts at the door. by Mark

Mark — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:32:09 +0000

I agree with your article. Service in shops in this country is too often either ‘the customer is an annoying interruption from our work/chat’, or corporate overfriendliness of the sort commonly found in Banks, (” I’m your friend”, No, you’re not, you’re pretending to be one in order to turn the conversation round to some product to sell to me that is more in your interests than mine)

You don’t get a genuine smile from Amazon, or a discussion about recipes in a cookbook, or whether an author’s latest book is better than the previous ones. The internet, ebooks etc can be convenient when convenience is what you need, but bookshops also offer a place for genuine human, emotional contact, which all humans crave. The best bookshops know this, and survive because of it.

@StokeyBookShop

Comment on Bookshops. Social engagement starts at the door. by Angel Rivera (@gypsylib)

Angel Rivera (@gypsylib) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:10:01 +0000

Bookshops: Social engagement starts at the door http://t.co/v6olw84 I thought some good ideas for libraries here too.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Susan Ujka Larson

Susan Ujka Larson — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:08:06 +0000

Working at a library, I bring home tons more books that I could ever read. The cover or title intrigue me. It’s another from an author I like. I read a review. It’s popular with customers. The books sit in piles on my nightstand and in the basket beside my bed. I browse through them, read a few pages, decide what’s next. Most get returned to the library without being read. There just isn’t enough time!

But when I find a really good book, like THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett, finding the next read is really difficult. Usually I end up reading nothing for a week or so. Great reads are a hard act to follow.

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by W Morrow Paperbacks (@WMPaperbacks)

W Morrow Paperbacks (@WMPaperbacks) — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:12:58 +0000

we agree! the more ppl talking abt books in any forum, the better! RT @bookmeme: Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. http://bit.ly/kz3L2R

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by Nancy Naigle (@nancynaigle)

Nancy Naigle (@nancynaigle) — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:40:02 +0000

Read this bookmeme.net post – Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. http://bit.ly/iUfyvK

Comment on Why #FridayReads is such a cool idea. by thea atkinson

thea atkinson — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:46:43 +0000

I see the hashtag on twitter all the time, and it’s about time I saw a blog post on it to really drive home what it does and where it comes from. There probably is something somewhere, but it was cool to finally have FOUND one: yours.

Thanks for the info. great blog too, btw.

Comment on So what is the “30 Day Book Meme”? by Hanje Richards (@hanje)

Hanje Richards (@hanje) — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:30:04 +0000

Very interesting stuff here. Wondering how to best use. RT @bookmeme: New post: So what is the "30 Day Book Meme"? – http://bit.ly/mu2sPB

Comment on So what is the “30 Day Book Meme”? by Ian Collings (@ibc4)

Ian Collings (@ibc4) — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:44:40 +0000

So what is the “30 Day Book Meme”? http://t.co/ZQ1Pfjn via @AddThis with thanks owing to @bookmeme

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by @hanje

@hanje — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:27:25 +0000

Interesting. RT @bookmeme: Read this bookmeme.net post – How do you choose your next book? http://bit.ly/iHkfy1 Join the conversation…

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Zarah

Zarah — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:57:22 +0000

I’m a member of aNobii.com so when I’m finished I have a look around my ‘friends’ online bookshelves to see what they are reading or I look at my ‘neighbours’ bookshelves. It’s a really easy way to do it and what I like most is my friends still surprise me with some of their choices

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Pamreader

Pamreader — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:07:46 +0000

This may sound a little unusual but I like to read books by authors that I’ve never heard of. When I walk into a bookshop what really excites me is finding a book that nobody is talking about… yet.
The cover and the blurb don’t really matter to me as they can be deceptive. It’s the first line in the book that does it for me. If I fall into the rhythm of that voice, I buy the book.
It’s always a joy to have read a book that no one was intially talking about, then watch it take off as more and more people discover it.

Comment on The Poetry Takeaway – brilliant! by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) (@bookmeme) — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:39:55 +0000

New bookmeme.net post – The Poetry Takeaway – brilliant! http://bit.ly/mjLiJm @thepoetrytakeaway #follow them

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Ian Lewis

Ian Lewis — Mon, 09 May 2011 07:44:44 +0000

I’m not clear on whether you’re trying to make a point here. Reading a book is often not enough. It’s the same with any other art form. We like it, we return to it later for the nuances and deeper understanding.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Gary Pooler

Gary Pooler — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:43:41 +0000

Excerpted from Cory Doctorow’s ‘Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town’…

“What’s the point of a bunch of books you’ve already read?”

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Janet Madsen (@Janet_Madsen)

Janet Madsen (@Janet_Madsen) — Mon, 09 May 2011 01:01:32 +0000

How do you choose your next book? I have a 50 page rule. @bookmeme has his thoughts too: http://ow.ly/4PTQU #literacy #fridayreads

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Amanda Stratton

Amanda Stratton — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:55:54 +0000

I never read the blurb! Just start reading, and I almost always give it at least a few pages before I decide whether to continue or not. I do tend to pick up titles I’ve heard of from bestseller lists or book reviews, or still-unread classic titles for a (nearly always) sure bet.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by stargazerpuj

stargazerpuj — Fri, 06 May 2011 09:47:09 +0000

Before my book blogging days, I’d just go with reading the blurb and then reading a few pages. Now it’s a mix of things – blurbs, reviews, blogger reccos and FridayReads. It’s no wonder I can’t keep up with my to-read list!

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Marleen Kennedy

Marleen Kennedy — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:07:10 +0000

I don’t have any one way of choosing my next book. I work in a library, so it might be an interesting book that has just arrived, or it might be a book returned by a gushing borrower. But, I’m also influenced by recommendations by (online) friends whose reading tastes I know and trust, or by blurbs or by any other recommendation or mention I come across anywhere.
I’ve got tons of books at home that I haven’t read yet, and I try to read at least a few of those every month, although I don’t necessarily manage to read more then I replace. I’ve also started receiving books for review purposes lately, so I try to slot them in somewhere as well.
In the end it’s my mood at the time of choosing which determines what book I’ll end up reading.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Mary-Colleen

Mary-Colleen — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:59:52 +0000

I’m a fan of the “judge a book by its cover” method. If I don’t have anything in mind, I wander through the library shelves or thrift store book sections and grab whatever visually appeals to me. I do a test read of a few pages and decide from that. Once I get it home, however, I’ll abandon it if it hasn’t gripped me by page 50.

Otherwise, I pick up reading ideas by whatever trail of interests I happen to have. If I read an article about an author, I might check out that writer’s books. If I’m reading a novel and the protagonist refers to an idea or person or book that is intriguing, I might look for a book related to it. And so on.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Karen

Karen — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:45:50 +0000

I look for books by favorite authors, and if in a bookstore, look at the books shelved near those. I admit book covers attract me. I read reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. I bought one book on Amazon.com by an author I love, in spite of horrible reviews. I ended up feeling that I had totally wasted my money and time, so now I pay more attention to the reviews.
By entering the first reads goodreads giveaways I open myself to more authors and topics. For example I received one about two weeks ago and now I want to read her first book. Also I may see a title of a book that sounds interesting and add the title to my wish list. I belong to bomc2.com and read the descriptions of new books. I like bomc2.com because it is one of the least expensive ways to buy hard back books. You have a reading list and they send you the top book on your list. The price is always the same (for me 10.65 which includes the sales tax and shipping). There are a few books there that cost more and they have started charging the basic 12.95 for large prints.

Someone recently pointed out how I could buy used books through Amazon.com and often will look there for a large print title I know I want. Most of the time the books are marked “like new” and they are. Also I look at what my goodreads friends are reading, especially if our lists of books read show a lot of the same books.

I doubt most of us could afford to do this but there was a rather famous writer who used to buy 5 bestseller paperbacks before boarding a plane. He read the first 20 pages and either tossed the book later or chose to finish it later.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:46:18 +0000

How do you choose your next book?: I’m sure we all choose our next books in different ways. My favoure… http://bit.ly/lPN0NZ #bookmeme

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Ian Lewis (@bookmeme)

Ian Lewis (@bookmeme) — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:18:23 +0000

Read this bookmeme.net post – How do you choose your next book? http://bit.ly/iHkfy1 and see what @BooksAreMyBFs says in response.

Comment on How do you choose your next book? by Books are my Boyfriends

Books are my Boyfriends — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:12:38 +0000

Before I blogged books, it was simple- NPR summer and Christmas picks, what was on the Employee’s Rec shelf of my favorite independent bookstore, a rave from a smart friend, etc. SINCE I’ve started blogging, it’s been a crazy free for all of taking thirty wonderful recs by blogging colleagues I like and trust and trying to figure out, of those picks, which gets the golden, glittering bedtime reading slot.

If it’s published my McSweeney’s or Europa, I’m almost always in.

@BooksAreMyBFs

Comment on Good literature is more than books by Lola

Lola — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:10:20 +0000

Reminds me of how the BBC ignored comics and.graphic novels in the illustration edition of The Beauty Of Books. Harmful and ignorant elitism, if such a phrase makes sense.

@Lita_Bean

Comment on Good literature is more than books by bookspersonally

bookspersonally — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:44:58 +0000

I agree as well, and I think becoming a parent of a boy has definitely opened me to different types of reading! Comics and comic-style books (Dav Pilkey for example) have such great appeal to perhaps otherwise reluctant readers, and the vocabulary can be just as rich. Rob Vollmar is doing a series on reading comics on BDCWB right now, and he pointed out too the use of silence and timing in comics. I think there is more there than many of us realized.
(@occasionallyzen)

Comment on Good literature is more than books by Susan Ujka Larson

Susan Ujka Larson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:29:45 +0000

I agree with you. Comics and graphic novels draw so many kids into reading. Yet teachers — as a general rule — don’t get it. And teachers influence parents. Just last week I “lectured” a mom who kept telling me, “But I want him [my son] to read real books!” Comics and graphic novels are an important and much loved genre of literature. Those who squash a child’s enthusiasm for reading these risk squashing their enthusiasm for reading period. It’s like telling them that reading can’t be fun — e.g. “If you like it then it can’t be reading.”

@LitLinx

Comment on Buck up your ideas BBC Books! by mel

mel — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:44:41 +0000

I guess taht the question is.. what IS literary fiction??

Is it just any fiction book?? Hmmm

From that list.. I haven’t read many of them

Water for Elephants

Game of Thrones

The Book Thief

That’s it – does that mean I need to read MORE? :S

What’s yoru FridayReads thing?

Comment on What makes libraries so important? by Sue Edgar

Sue Edgar — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:10:41 +0000

The impact will be far reaching for sure. By attacking front line services the pain is harsh…and in many cases not necessary. Playing games for political gain is not what we expect ( but then do we given our representatives conduct over the last few years) And… Google is not the answer! My experience of public library work many years ago was in a deprived area where unemployment was extremely high ( sounds familiar? ) and I more or less was a child minder, counsellor and advisor. Despite the metal shutters the library was beacon of light in what was an almost derelict no-go area. Don’t de-value the role that libraries play nor the role that each and every library worker performs day in, day out!

Comment on Spread the #FridayReads Love: Valentine’s Day Special Treat by Kellyann

Kellyann — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:00:49 +0000

Sweeet. Just one more reason to love #fridayreads — besides the easy booksharing, literary camaraderie, and hot title trending.
Thanks to Bethanne, Margaret, Shelf Unbound, and Zinio for ModernLove.
Happy Valentine’s Weekend!
I heart #fridayreads : )

Comment on I Love #FridayReads because… by Elizabeth Buchan

Elizabeth Buchan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:11:51 +0000

#Love#fridayreads because it is an expression of a true commonality and love of books

Comment on FridayReads bullet points by Ian Lewis

Ian Lewis — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:19:13 +0000

Thanks Lisa! Here are the details for anyone who would like to give this handy app a spin. The app link is http://bit.ly/h3zJSH. It's a great tool to have on your phone. Please note that the app is currently under development so do let us know of any issues when using it. Android users may have to change some settings related to installing apps that are not from the Android Marketplace.

Comment on FridayReads bullet points by Lisa Adams

Lisa Adams — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:15:22 +0000

We should also point out that there is now a FridayReads app for smartphones!

Comment on #FridayReads rundown… by Susan Spann

Susan Spann — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:13:10 +0000

I like to include a link to my review of the most recent read, too. Hoping others start doing that more – I love seeing what everyone is reading, but I’d really like to see reviews too, because they’re so helpful in deciding what to pick next.

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Tweets that mention Book Meme » #FridayReads rundown… -- Topsy.com — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:23:42 +0000

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Comment on The First Stoke Newington Literary Festival by Electric Owl

Electric Owl — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:43:41 +0000

There's another great review here from Karen Ball, children's author. http://www.karen-ball.com/2010/06/the-first-ever-...

Comment on The First Stoke Newington Literary Festival by Electric Owl

Electric Owl — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:35:17 +0000

There's a great review on TimesOnline for the Stoke Newington Literary Festival. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_a... Although I think the quote from Diane Abbott which says “tradition of descent and of literature” should actually read “tradition of dissent and of literature” which would be more like the truth. After all Stoke Newington has been climbing back up the social ladder for the past 20+ years.

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Comment on Hippos go Berserk by Sandra Boynton by Electric Owl

Electric Owl — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:04:16 +0000

Sandra Boynton is a bit of a genius with the quirky stories. I'd recommend this book to anyone with young children. The expressions on the Hippos faces are so clever, especially as they drawings are so deceptively simple.

An ideal gift.

Comment on Hippos go Berserk by Sandra Boynton by Electric Owl

Electric Owl — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:04:16 +0000

An ideal gift.

Comment on Mucky Moose by Johnathan Allen by Electric Owl

Electric Owl — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:01:24 +0000

It's about time this book got a reprint. It's so funny and offbeat.