Library Journal articles from November 2008

Library Journal archives from November 2008

35 going on 13: teen books for adults.(ON THE WEB)(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... "Why It Is for Us: In the closing scene of The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs, a happy, seemingly well-adjusted Ivy walks down the street with her hands in her pockets, caressing her mother's hands within them. This book is almost too subversive...

The Annoyed Librarian: now an LJ blogger.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "What the conservative Christians need to understand is that librarians can always find a legitimate-sounding reason not to add a book to the collection. Personally, that doesn't bother me at all. I don't see why a...

Librarians too "annoyed": a field that fights for free expression sometimes finds it hard to practice.(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... THE TONGUE-IN-CHEEK TITLE ALLUDES TO THE equally tongue-in-cheek blog that moved last month to LibraryJournal.com, Annoyed Librarian, or, as I call her, AL. The A could stand for anonymous, too, since AL is masked by her moniker, fighting for...

A real woman.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... My coworker and I read Francine Fialkoff's "Palin Strikes Fear in Libraries" (Editorial, LJ 10/1/08, p. 8).... Sarah Palin never said she wanted to censor any book. She did not want to ban any books. You are doing a grave disservice to fellow...

Narrow-minded toad.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... Palin does not stike fear in me (Francine Fialkoff, "Palin Strikes Fear in Libraries," Editorial, LJ 10/1/08, p. 8). I do not fear someone as stupid and ignorant as she. We should not fear her. We should be very angry that such an ignorant...

Librarians censor, too.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... After reading Francine Fialkoff's "Palin Strikes Fear in Libraries" (Editorial, LJ 10/01/08, p. 8), I wondered if I had mistakenly come across a talking points memo from the Democratic National Committee.... I am always amused that...

A Palin supporter.(feedback)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2008... I am not surprised but sorely disappointed in Francine Fialkoff's editorial "Palin Strikes Fear in Libraries" (LJ 10/1/08, p. 8). As a Republican, conservative, Evangelical Christian (and a professional librarian), I am wearily aware of my...

Colbert: the "Menace" of libraries.(front desk)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... On Octobert 7, Comedy Central's faux-serious Stephen Colbert took off from charges of socialism in Congressional bailout plans to warn, "There's an even more pervasive Communist threat, right there in our town square: libraries." The piece was...

At a mystery conference.(front desk)(Wilda Williams)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... "Going to my first Bouchercon is a bit like attending a convention of movie stars, albeit badly dressed ones." --Wilda Williams, LJ's In the Bookroom Blog, October 14, 2008

HAPLR index retracted after goof.(front desk)(Hennen's American Public Library Ratings)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The latest iteration of Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR), published in the October 2008 issue of American Libraries, was retracted because the figures used in compiling the statistics were the same (from 2004) as those used in...

Read.(front desk)(Horace Engdahl)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... "Of course there is powerful literature in all big cultures but you can't get away from the fact that Europe is the center of the literary world... not the United States." --HORACE ENGDAHL, ONE OF THE SWEDISH ACADEMY'S 16 JUDGES FOR THE...

Nineteen-year-old Shana Kay died unexpectedly in 2005, and her family honored her last November by donating a $5000 bronze statue of a young girl reading at the Commack Public Library, NY.(front desk)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Caption: Nineteen-year-old Shana Kay died unexpectedly in 2005, and her family honored her last November by donating a $5000 bronze statue of a young girl reading at the Commack Public Library, NY. Though the 300-pound statue was bolted and...

Josephine County PL to reopen: volunteer Oregon nonprofit raises "memberships"; some federal funds back.(lj news)(public library)
November 1, 2008... The four libraries in Josephine County, OR, closed in May 2007 after the loss of federal timber payments decimated several county budgets, should begin to reopen later this year, thanks in part to a restoration of such payments. On October...

LJ talks to Wasilla's library head.(lj news)(Library Journal, Kathy Martin-Albright)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... There's been a lot in the news about the Wasilla Public Library, AK, circa 1996, when then-mayor Sarah Palin, now the Republican vice presidential nominee, made inquiries about the process for banning books. But what's it like now at the...

HathiTrust is launched.(lj news)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Digital Repository Will Involve Two Dozen Research Libraries In what may be the library community's most ambitious digital collaboration so far, some two-dozen large research libraries last month announced the launch of a single, shared...

Norfolk PL gets $20m gift.(lj news)(public library)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Thanks to publisher, new main library is projected to open in 2012 The retired publisher of Norfok's Virginian-Pilot has committed $20 million to help build a new $50 million central library complex for the Norfolk Public Library, projected...

Springer acquires BioMed Central.(lj news)
November 1, 2008... STM giant joins with for-profit OA publisher, suggests model is viable In a major--if not unexpected--deal, Springer, the world's second largest publisher of commercial STM (scientific, technical, and medical) journals, has acquired...

IMLS Awards to five public libraries.(lj news)(Institute of Museum and Library Services)
November 1, 2008... Five libraries and five museums have won the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in coordination with the White House. The organizations are recognized for...

LII moves to Internet PL.(NEWS)(Librarians' Internet Index, public library)
November 1, 2008... Shift likely to provide more sound footing for pioneering site Faced with an uncertain budget, the Librarians' Internet Index (LII; once the Librarians' Index to the Internet) has found a new home at the Internet Public Library (IPL),...

"Idea Stores" architect to DCPL.(NEWS)(District of Columbia Public Library, David Adjaye)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Two branches will be designed by London-based David Adjaye The District of Columbia Public Library, which has faced local criticism for its delayed effort to replace several aging branches, made a splash last month by selecting London-based...

ALA presidential candidates named.(NEWS)(American Library Association)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Roberta Stevens of the Library of Congress (LC) and Kenton L. Oliver of Stark County District Library, Canton, OH, have been named candidates for the 2011-12 presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). The election will be ALA's first...

Calendar.(NEWS)(Brief article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2008... NOVEMBER 9-12--Pennsylvania Library Assn., Valley Forge www.palibraries.org 14-17--California Library Assn., San Jose www.cla-net.org 18-20--Indiana Library Federation, Indianapolis www.ilfonline.org 19-21--Minnesota Library...

Atlanta library bond criticized.(NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Newspaper editorial objects to belated proposal for new main. "Libraries are part of the fabric that make a healthy community," observed the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an editorial October 9. "But in this specific case, voters should...

Settlement in Google case?(NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Nearly three years after it was filed, publishers' lawsuit over Google's library scan plan may be reaching a settlement, sources wishing to remain anonymous told LJ and Publishers Weekly last month. Neither an Association of American Publishers...

ABC-CLIO "buys" Greenwood imprints.(NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... ABC-CLIO has purchased Greenwood Publishing Group--sort of. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced that it had struck a deal to give Santa Barbara-based publisher ABC-CLIO "a perpetual license" to use the Greenwood imprints and publish its titles....

Oxford City Council rejects repository.(NEWS)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... After a public inquiry, the Oxford City Council has affirmed its decision to reject Oxford University's plans to build a massive 29 million [pounds sterling] ($59 million) library depository at Osney Mead, to house some eight million books. The...

New Jersey State Library for the Blind and Handicapped.(people)(Maria Baratta)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Maria Baratta has been named Assistant Director, New Jersey State Library for the Blind and Handicapped. She most recently was Library Director at the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Warren-Trumbull County Public Library.(people)(Robert D. Briell)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Robert D. Briell will retire on October 31 after 25 years as Director of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, OH. Previously, Briell was Director, Scotland County Memorial Library, Laurinburg, NC.

iSchool Sacramento.(people)(Toni Carbo)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Toni Carbo will be Campus Program Leader for iSchool Sacramento, an extension of Drexel University, Philadelphia, as of June 1, 2009. She is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences.

OCLC Programs and Research.(people)(Online Computer Library Center Inc., Jackie Dooley)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Jackie Dooley has been appointed Consulting Archivist with OCLC Programs and Research. She was Head of Special Collections and Archives at the University of California, Irvine.

Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library.(people)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Nancy Levin has been named Director of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library (CH-UHPL). Levin was Deputy Director of the Rocky River Public Library but began her career with CH-UHPL in 1998.

Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.(people)(Anne Liller)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Anne Liller is the Manager of Urban Branches, a newly created position, for the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, OH. She was a librarian at the Boardman Branch.

New City Library.(people)(Charles McMorran)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Charles McMorran has been named Director of the New City Library, NY. He was Assistant Director of Support Services for Jacksonville Public Library, FL.

Milwaukee Public Library.(people)(Kathryn Mlsna)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Kathryn Mlsna has been appointed Coordinator of Circulation and Security at Milwaukee Public Library (MPL). Mlsna most recently served as Branch Manager, Forest Home Library, MPL.

Canadian Library Association.(people)(Kelly Moore)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Kelly Moore has been appointed Executive Director, Canadian Library Association. She was Membership Manager, International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions but was temporarily assigned to Library and Archives Canada as a...

West Orange Public Library.(people)(Mary Romance)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Mary Romance has become the new Director of the West Orange Public Library, NJ. She was Director of the Roxbury Township Public Library, NJ.

South Carolina State University.(people)(Adrienne Webber as Dean of Library and Information Services)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Adrienne Webber has been named Dean of Library and Information Services at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg. She was Assistant Director for Access Services at Xavier University, New Orleans.

"Koha with Class" goes 3.0: LibLime program for free, hosted open source ILS installations for LIS schools upgrades to Koha's latest version.(infotech)(integrated library system)
November 1, 2008... Many LIS students complain they don't get enough hands-on experience while in school, especially with library-specific software like ms. To remedy this, open source development and support vendor LibLime has been offering a program to LIS...

HathiTrust: 80 terabytes & growing.(infotech)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... The HathiTrust digital repository (see News, p. 13, for more background) is a massive undertaking: with content from just two of 23 participating universities added so far, the archive already includes nearly 80 terabytes of data, the digital...

Innovative to issue Encore xQuery.(ILS VENDORS)(application programming interface)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... In an effort to open up some of the data locked within ILS systems, Innovative Interfaces has announced the release of Encore xQuery, due out in early 2009. The product is an API (application programming interface) for the company's Encore...

Updates emerge from SirsiDynix.(INFOTECH)(integrated library systems)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... In other ILS news, SirsiDynix recently released updates to its Horizon ILS and the Horizon Information Portal, along with a new version of its Web Reporter software. New features and fixes added to this release of the Horizon 7.4.2 core ILS...

Hakia aims to woo librarians.(INFOTECH)(search engine)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... Melek Pulatkonak explained the philosophy behind the semantic search engine Hakia with a line that may resonate with librarians: "What's popular may not be credible, and what's credible may not be popular." Pulatkonak is COO of Hakia, which...

Text a librarian from Mosio.(INFOTECH)(Brief article)
November 1, 2008... A new service called Text a Librarian from mobile reference provider Mosio now offers a simple interface for librarians to field reference questions from students and patrons on the go via SMS text. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Once the...

Are e-journals good for science?(ONLINE DATABASES)(Essay)
November 1, 2008... MOST OF US ACCEPT THE NOTION that e-journals, through library subscriptions or open access, are good for science. They save readers time in tracking down articles and help them identify relevant materials from a wide range of journal titles....

Global warming's library challenge: immediate plans and actions needed!
November 1, 2008... Like every institution that uses energy, consumes resources, and engages in construction or renovation, libraries have an impact on the environment and on the critical problem of climate change. As guardians of library collections for...

Keeping up with genres: genre studies can fit your library's needs, while enriching RA efforts and building staff skills.(LJ SERIES: REDEFINING RA)(readers' advisory)
November 1, 2008... Genre is a hot issue in readers' advisory (RA) circles right now. Many people are looking at how genre functions and morphs. Joyce Saricks is the author of The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction and is currently revising this seminal...

Office politics: a guide for the politically challenged librarian.
November 1, 2008... With national and state political battles gripping the country, it seems appropriate to revisit the pain and potential of workplace politics. Librarians, like most politicians, cope every day with colleagues who lobby for their special...

The well behaved dog.(Collection Development: Dog Care & Training)
November 1, 2008... Dogs are indeed our best friends. In 2006, there were over 72.1 million dogs in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association's U.S Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook (2007). A majority of owners report that...

Save our databases.(BACKTALK)(Partnership Among South Carolina Libraries)
November 1, 2008... [In June 2008, LJ reported on a drastic funding cut to PASCAL (Partnership Among South Carolina Libraries), a consortium that offers database access and other services to all of South Carolina's academic libraries. With the school year now...

Prepub alert.
November 1, 2008... FICTION Burnside, John. The Glister. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. Mar. 2009. 240p. ISBN 978-0-385-52764-4. $22.95. Boys keep disappearing in the ghostly woods near Innertown, itself a ghostly place now that the chemical plant is closed....

Mystery.(Book review)
November 1, 2008... FUNNY CRIMES Humor and a strong sense of place take center stage in this column's offerings. As we walk down the cobblestone streets of Bath, England, with Honey Driver in J.G. Goodhind's Walking with Ghosts, we are privy to her exchanges with...

Prepub mystery.(Bibliography)
November 1, 2008... Ault, Sandi. Wild Sorrow: A Wild Mystery. Berkley Prime Crime. Mar. 2009. 304p. ISBN 978-0-425-22583-7. $23.95. Tracking a wounded mountain lion, Jamaica Wild is caught in a snowstorm and stalked by a killer in the third series entry. Ault...

Christian fiction.(Recommended readings)
November 1, 2008... CROSSING BOUNDARIES As Christian fiction publishers increasingly show a willingness to stretch the subjects and themes of the genre, a number of imaginative and thought-provoking titles are landing on library shelves. In Kiss, Ted Dekker's...

Baldacci, David. Divine Justice.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Baldacci, David. Divine Justice. Grand Central. Nov. 2008. c.393p. ISBN 978-0-446-19550-8. $27.99. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Justice is in the eye of the beholder. In Baldacci's fourth novel (after Stone Cold) in his "Camel Club"...

Boice, James. Nova.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Boice, James. Nova. Scribner. 2008. c.304p. ISBN 978-14165-7542-9. $24. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On November 2, 1998, Grayson Donald ends his life by hanging himself from a basketball hoop in the upper-middle-class community of Little...

Brownrigg, Sylvia. The Delivery Room.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Brownrigg, Sylvia. The Delivery Room. Counterpoint. Nov. 2008. c.384p. ISBN 978-1-58243-424-7. pap. $14.95. F Sixty-something Mira Braverman, a Serbian immigrant with a successful psychotherapy practice in London, is enduring seismic...

Chopra, Deepak. Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Chopra, Deepak. Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment. HarperOne: HarperCollins. Nov. 2008. c.273p. ISBN 978-0-06-144873-7. $24.95. F In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus asks his disciples the following question: "Who do you say that I am?"...

DeBerry, Virginia & Donna Grant. What Doesn't Kill You.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... DeBerry, Virginia & Donna Grant. What Doesn't Kill You. Touchstone: S. & S. Jan. 2009. c.304p. ISBN 978-1-4165-6420-1. $24.95. F Essence best-selling authors DeBerry and Grant (Gotta Keep on Trying) create a blueprint for restructuring...

Hannah, Kristin. True Colors.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Hannah, Kristin. True Colors. St. Martin's. Feb. 2009. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-312-36410-6. $25.95. F Teenage sisters Winona, Aurora, and Vivi Ann are shattered when their mother dies, but what comes close to destroying their relationship is...

Harper, Tom. The Lost Temple.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Harper, Tom. The Lost Temple. Thomas Dunne Bks: St. Martin's. Nov. 2008. c.336p. ISBN 978-0-312-38060-1. $24.95. F British author Harper (Knights of the Cross; Mosaic of Shadows) takes us back to the 1940s in this action-packed thriller....

Kraft, Eric. Flying.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Kraft, Eric. Flying. Picador. Mar. 2009. c.560p, illus. ISBN 978-0-312-42872-3. pap. $16. F Kraft's protagonist through 12 novels, the memoirist Peter Leroy is both an egoist and an egotist who by all rights should be a crashing bore, but...

Marai, Sandor. Esther's Inheritance.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Marai, Sandor. Esther's Inheritance. Knopf. Nov. 2008. c.160p, tr. from Hungarian by George Szirtes. ISBN 978-1-4000-4500-6. $24. F Like two of Marai's other novels published by Knopf, this one concerns a love triangle of sorts. But unlike...

Montefiore, Simon. Sashenka.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... * Montefiore, Simon. Sashenka. S. & S. Nov. 2008. c.544p. ISBN 978-1-4165-9554-0. $27. F Through the prisms of the years 1917, 1939, and 1994, Montefiore digs into the tribulations of one family as it strives to survive the upheavals of...

Orth, Lucia. Baby Jesus Pawn Shop.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Orth, Lucia. Baby Jesus Pawn Shop. Permanent. Nov. 2008. c.361p. ISBN 978-1-57962-170-4. $30. F Orth's first novel excels in its depiction of the cruelty and oppression that defined the Marcos regime in the Philippines in the 1980s. But it...

O'Shaughnessy, Perri. Show No Fear.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... O'Shaughnessy, Perri. Show No Fear. Pocket: S. & S. Dec. 2008. c.339p. ISBN 978-1-4165-4439-5. $25. F In this prequel to the Nina Reilly mystery series (e.g., Case of Lies), young Nina tackles her first mystery, as a single morn juggling...

Parker, T. Jefferson. The Renegades.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... * Parker, T. Jefferson. The Renegades. Dutton. Feb. 2009. c.352p. ISBN 978-0-525-95095-0. $26.95. F [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Terry Laws was, by all accounts, a superb law enforcement officer. But on the night he happened to be riding...

Patterson, Richard North. Eclipse.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Patterson, Richard North. Eclipse. Holt. Jan. 2009. c.352p. ISBN 978-0-8050-8772-7. $26. F Patterson pens another compelling legal thriller, reminiscent of Exile. Successful lawyer Damon Pierce had an unrequited love affair with Marissa...

Poyer, David. The Weapon.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Poyer, David. The Weapon. St. Martin's. Dec. 2008. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-312-37493-8. $24.95. F This is the latest in Poyer's long-running series headlining the exploits of the often dark and conflicted hero, Navy Commander Dan Lenson. Russia...

Semple, Maria. This One Is Mine.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Semple, Maria. This One Is Mine. Little, Brown. Dec. 2008. c.320p. ISBN 978-0-316-03116-5. $24.99. F Violet Parry is unhappily married to LA rock 'n' roll manager David when she falls for Teddy, a man whose circumstances are her polar...

Shelton, Sandi Kahn. Kissing Games of the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... * Shelton, Sandi Kahn. Kissing Games of the World. Shaye Areheart: Harmony. Nov. 2008. c.400p. ISBN 978-0-307-39365-4. $23. F Shelton's third novel (after A Piece of Normal) is an engrossing, charming, and often funny exploration of love...

Steinhauer, Olen. The Tourist.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... * Steinhauer, Olen. The Tourist. Minotaur: St. Martin's. Mar. 2009. c.408p. ISBN 978-0-312-36972-9. $24.95. F Superbly accomplished at both plotting and characterization, Steinhauer, in a change of pace from his series of Eastern European...

Adams, Sean. Masters of Design: Logos & Identity; A Collection of the Most Inspiring Logo Designers in the World.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Adams, Sean. Masters of Design: Logos & Identity; A Collection of the Most Inspiring Logo Designers in the World. Rockport: Quayside. 2008. 232p. photogs. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-59253-441-8. $40. GRAPHIC ARTS Adams, partner at Adams Morioka in...

China: 3,000 Years of Art and Literature.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... China: 3,000 Years of Art and Literature. Welcome, dist. by Random. 2008. 240p. ed. by Jason Steuber. illus. ISBN 978-1-59962-030-5. $60. FINE ARTS Steuber's (Asian art curator, Samuel P. Ham Museum of Art) years of experience with Asian...

Dixon, Annette with Mary Weaver Chapin & others. The Dancer: Degas, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Dixon, Annette with Mary Weaver Chapin & others. The Dancer: Degas, Forain, Toulouse-Lautrec. Portland Art Museum, dist. by Univ. of Washington. 2008. 256p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-883124-27-4. $39.95. FINE ARTS This catalog of an...

Fusco, Paul (photogs.) & Edward M. Kennedy & others (text). Paul Fusco: RFK.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Fusco, Paul (photogs.) & Edward M. Kennedy & others (text). Paul Fusco: RFK. Aperture, dist. by Farrar. 2008. 224p. photogs. ISBN 978-1-59711-079-2. $50. PHOTOG This collection of photographs records the people who, 40 years ago, turned...

Gross, Steve & Susan Daley. Time Wearing Out Memory: Schoharie County.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Gross, Steve & Susan Daley. Time Wearing Out Memory: Schoharie County. Norton. 2008. 128p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-393-06644-9. $49.95. PHOTOG Photographers Gross and Daley have documented their distinctive perspective on the decay of rural...

Huyler, Stephen P. (text & photogs.). Daughters of India: Art and Identity.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Huyler, Stephen P. (text & photogs.). Daughters of India: Art and Identity. Abbeville. 2008. 264p. photogs. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7892-1002-9. $65. FINE ARTS For the 20 Indian women profiled in this book, art is the expression...

Lewisohn, Cedar. Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Lewisohn, Cedar. Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution. Abrams. 2008. 144p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-8109-8320-5. $24.95. GRAPHIC ARTS There are many books available on graffiti, but most focus on specific places or time periods, or they...

Quartino, Daniela Santos. New Lobbies & Waiting Rooms.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Quartino, Daniela Santos. New Lobbies & Waiting Rooms. Collins Design: HarperCollins. 2008. 335p. photogs. index. ISBN 978-0-06-137486-9. $50. ARCHITECTURE Years ago, Diane Keaton photographed hotel lobbies--collected in 1980 in...

Shaner, David (photogs.) & Jack Troy & Peter Held (text). Following the Rhythms of Life: The Ceramic Art of David Shaner.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Shaner, David (photogs.) & Jack Troy & Peter Held (text). Following the Rhythms of Life: The Ceramic Art of David Shaner. Arizona State Univ. Art Museum, dist. by Univ. of Washington. 2006. 120p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-9777624-4-6....

Simpson, Marc. Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Simpson, Marc. Like Breath on Glass: Whistler, Inness, and the Art of Painting Softly. Yale Univ. 2008. 280p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-300-13406-3. $65. FINE ARTS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The American artist James McNeill...

Angelou, Maya. Letter to My Daughter.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Angelou, Maya. Letter to My Daughter. Random. 2008. c.192p. ISBN 976-1-4000-6612-4. $25. LIT This collection of short essays, most of them two or three pages long, continues Angelou's themes in Even the Stars Look Lonesome and Wouldn't...

Bond, Jenny & Chris Sheedy. Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Bond, Jenny & Chris Sheedy. Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved Books. Penguin. 2008. 336p. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-14-311364-5. pap. $13. LIT [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Freelance...

Campbell, Gordon & Thomas N. Corns. John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought.(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2008... Campbell, Gordon & Thomas N. Corns. John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought. Oxford Univ. Jan. 2009. c.496p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-19-928984-4. $39.95. LIT The 400th anniversary of the birth of the great English poet John...