Library Journal’s Review of To Kill a Mockingbird, May 15, 1960
The May 15, 1960 issue of Library Journal reviewed a new work by a debut author, Harper Lee. Her To Kill a Mockingbird was released on July 11 of that year and our reviewer, librarian Robert W....
View ArticleTo Flag and Flag Not | What We’re Reading
After all the furor over the Confederate flag in Charleston and a month after Flag Day, I asked my colleagues at LJ, School Library Journal, and Junior Library Guild what they thought about flags and...
View ArticleGo Set a Watchman by Harper Lee | LJ Review
As every reader knows, Lee’s second novel, from which her iconic To Kill a Mockingbird was spun 55 years ago, has just been published by Harper with considerable excitement and some still-shifting...
View ArticleColoring, Geeking, Watching, Witching, & More | What We’re Reading
Last week I asked my cohorts at LJ/School Library Journal and Junior Library Guild about “alternative” reads, then sat back and waited for the deluge. There was no deluge. I got freaked out. I needed...
View ArticleReading and Reacting | French on Fridays
Did you know that Liberace nearly killed himself by trying to dry-clean his flamboyant garments in a stuffy hotel room in 1963? He was rushed to the hospital on the night that JFK died. He suffered...
View ArticleTalking, Tweeting, Writing, Riding | What We’re Reading
The LJ/School Library Journal “What We’re Reading” people find inspiration on Twitter, in the headlines, at the beach, and in Montana City this week. Mahnaz Dar, Associate Editor, SLJ Reviews This...
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