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Saturday, October 11, 2014 4:11:54 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Happy 18th:
Jonathan said, "On Jennifer’s birthday last year I wrote this. She said I never had to write another thing for her but could just keep linking back. But regardless, here I am on the morning of our 18th wedding anniversary wondering how I can put into words..." more
Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:39:55 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled BookBoy shorts: Facing the day:
Jonathan said, "Wherever you happen to be reading it now, Jonathan published this post at: BookBoy.netBookBoy shorts: Facing the day"
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 8:51:49 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Index Card Shorts:
Jonathan said, "An Index Card Short can be anything you want it to be. An entire story. A play on words. An event or scene. They are snapshots of something or nothing. Whatever you want. A finished work or just the beginning. There are three rules. One index card...." more
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 8:51:49 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled The same bus:
Jonathan said, "With apologies to Iain Broome at Index Card Shorts - I haven’t used an index card and my pen may not be fat enough. But I did make something up today. Wherever you happen to be reading it now, Jonathan published this post at: BookBoy.netThe..." more
Saturday, February 1, 2014 6:22:56 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Go Lemony!:
Jonathan said, "“Librarians have suffered enough”, according to Lemony Snicket, who is setting up a new annual US prize “honouring a librarian who has faced adversity with integrity and dignity intact”. via Lemony Snicket launches prize for..." more
Friday, October 11, 2013 6:48:19 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Balancing rocks:
Jonathan said, "Earlier this year on a family holiday to Queensland, the mysterious Kinipela and I had an afternoon alone while our children were with friends. We decided to spend that time going for a walk in the Noosa Headlands. A little way into the walk we..." more
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 6:51:02 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled The legend of Kinipela:
Jonathan said, "I’m sure everyone knows the legend that is passed on in cultures all around the world. The stories shared around campfires, in caravans, hotels, and people’s homes. Wherever folk gather together, long after the sun has set, eventually..." more
Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:48:07 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled :
Jonathan said, "Testing. 1, 2. Wherever you happen to be reading it now, Jonathan published this post at: BookBoy.net"
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 3:37:29 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled 2012: A year in review:
Jonathan said, "In January, we dug a big hole and played some cricket. In February, my baby girl started school and my boy built a tower that reached to the sky. In March (and a bit of February), I covered a fair portion of Philip Island on my bike. I also made..." more
Sunday, December 9, 2012 7:51:07 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Itching to read the latest bestseller?:
Jonathan said, "There’s something new popping up in libraries: It turns out that tiny bedbugs and their eggs can hide in the spines of hardcover books. The bugs crawl out at night to feed, find a new home in a headboard, and soon readers are enjoying not..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:07:07 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled What can publishers learn from indie rock?:
Jonathan said, "Michael Clarke talks about the resurgence of vinyl and what it could mean for book publishers: What indie rock bands have figured out is that the purchase of music does not have to be an either/or proposition. They don’t make their customers..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:07:07 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Books in Homes:
Jonathan said, "They way I look at it, any program like Books in Homes that tries to get books in the hands of kids is a good thing: ‘IT STILL looks messy.” A student is heckling illustrator Craig Smith as he whips up a remarkable charcoal drawing of..." more
Friday, November 30, 2012 9:07:07 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Collect all 112 million titles:
Jonathan said, "The Monkey’s Paw, a second hand bookstore in Toronto has the most brilliant vending machine: Built by designer Craig Small and the store’s owner Stephen Fowler, the ‘Biblio-Mat’ is an old metal locker that dispenses random, used tomes at..." more
Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:12:39 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled 16:
Jonathan said, "You may know 16 simply as the number after 15 and before 17. You’ll probably also recognise it as the square of 4. Apparently, 16 is also the smallest number with exactly five divisors. You may not know that: As a power of 2 it has an..." more
Saturday, September 8, 2012 9:41:54 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled We require secondary sources:
Jonathan said, "Philip Roth tries to correct an inaccuracy in the Wikipedia article about his own book: Yet when, through an official interlocutor, I recently petitioned Wikipedia to delete this misstatement, along with two others, my interlocutor was told by the..." more
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 7:33:59 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Easy going librarians:
Jonathan said, "Chester Public Library: What fines do I have to pay if I return an item late? We are easy going people. We do not have late fees/fines. A conscience box is located on the counter for you to make a donation for late items. Privileges may be..." more
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 10:51:11 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled NPR’s best-ever teen fiction poll:
Jonathan said, "NPR polled just over 75,000 people asking their favourite teen novels of all time. And now, the final results are in. While it’s no surprise to see Harry Potter and the Hunger Games trilogy on top, this year’s list also highlights some..." more
Monday, July 30, 2012 7:14:38 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Choose your Highsmith:
Jonathan said, "Très bien. Now, please forgive us, but we must ask: would you rather read about a shooting, a bludgeoning, or a drowning? Just like it says, Choose your Highsmith will ask a series of questions to help you decide which Patricia Highsmith book to..." more
Monday, July 16, 2012 8:12:44 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Remember when it was all about unicorns?:
Jonathan said, "Justine Larbalestier: Here’s the historical graph of the usage of the words “vampires” “zombies” and “unicorns” over the last two hundred years: Wherever you happen to be reading it now, Jonathan published this post at:..." more
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:20:57 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Emily Bronte, meet the bandwagon.:
Jonathan said, " I’m all for new cover art on classics, but this feels a touch too shameless. Sexing Up the Classics for Teens – Entertainment – The Atlantic Wire. Wherever you happen to be reading it now, Jonathan published this post at:..." more
Saturday, June 23, 2012 5:15:23 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Copyright slumlords.:
Jonathan said, "Hugh Rundle has produced another thought provoking article, suggesting the current copyright system is doomed. Librarians should not play along with this. Eli Neiberger told us earlier this year that our mission should be to ‘fight for the..." more
Monday, June 4, 2012 2:19:29 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled The Book Show:
Jonathan said, "The Book Show is a collection of artworks created by a group of artists inspired by one of their favorite book. Lyman Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz by Jérémie Fleury Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Guillermo Gonzales Wherever..." more
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 9:31:45 PM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Because it’s smutty or poorly written?:
Jonathan said, "Fifty shades of Grey has been pulled from another US library: “It’s quite simple — it doesn’t meet our selection criteria,” said Cathy Schweinsberg, library services director. “Nobody asked us to take it off the shelves. But we bought..." more
Thursday, May 3, 2012 1:10:02 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Chook lit. Really?:
Jonathan said, "the rural romance genre is growing at a phenomenal rate, with publishers estimating sales have tripled in the past four years. A uniquely Australian take on romance fiction, ”chook lit”, as it’s affectionately known, routinely..." more
Thursday, July 2, 2015 1:00:12 AM
Jonathan G wrote a blog post titled Reference enquiry of the day: Film to book:
Jonathan said, "“I saw a movie and apparently they made a book based on the movie. How do I find out if you have the book?” “What was the movie called?” “Huckleberry Finn.” “…” Wherever you happen to be reading..." more