CindyOrr

Teach & write on libraries, readers' advisory & collection development. Work at Rakuten OverDrive selling ebooks to libs who check them out free to patrons.

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Did Santa bring you a new smartphone or tablet? Now it's time to meet Libby https://t.co/qj7tlJo9Fy

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There are two few end-of-year lists for romance. Here’s one. https://t.co/sVC3LLV6bR

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Ebooks can’t be stolen. https://t.co/8eKMJnHl8r

[Electric Literature @ElectricLit]

Frequently stolen: books by Bukowski, Didion, Murakami. https://t.co/h6VIT9CcB4

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Lots of great statistics and info about audiobooks, which, as everyone knows, are hotter than fire right now. @goodreader @audiopub https://t.co/NdBNbJ4lda

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Is literary fiction in trouble in the UK? Print sales down, ebooks aren't making up the difference. @ace_national https://t.co/1Vbku4AOA7. Full report here: https://t.co/kHXgk4Stcv

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Exciting news: Coming in May, a never before published book by Zora Neale Hurston called Barracoon: the Story of the last Black "Cargo"...based on her interviews with a 95-year-old slave about his experiences. @HarperCollins https://t.co/rduMxfntDb

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This is the way all articles recommending books should be done...short, incisive, contextual. @ViragoBooks @valmcdermid https://t.co/0GHsbpKhuk

[Virago Press @ViragoBooks]

Five Scottish Women Writers Everyone Should Read from @valmcdermid  including Virago's own #MurielSparks & Susan Ferrier https://t.co/aAColDaQX1

[Edinburgh Libraries @TalesOfOneCity]

On the fifth day of Christmas, my library gave to me... FREE ebooks! https://t.co/Tgg1uAHpPp #12daysofchristmas #christmas

[DC Public Library @dcpl]

You have to see the newly renovated Capitol View Library (5001 Central Ave. SE), reopening TOMORROW, Dec. 18. Check out our pics for a sneak peek and make time to stop by and tell us what you think.

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Politics shaped the year in books in 2017 - ABC News - https://t.co/KsSreGeBe0 via @ABC

[Michiko Kakutani @michikokakutani]

Harvard professors share the one book every student should read in 2018. One of them is "Anna Karenina." https://t.co/tP5YDcXic4 via @bi_strategy

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

Maya Angelou on how a library saved her life https://t.co/bmz4AwfijN

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@ConversationUS Reading to babies is crucial For brain development, but make sure you read them the right kinds of books at the right time.
https://t.co/wDSQxJJHwD

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The best books the Vox staff read in 2017 - Vox https://t.co/unb8J5gGaU

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The Best Cookbooks of 2017 - The Atlantic https://t.co/LNwcl0iDvV

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@HistoryToday - Historians pick the best history books of 2017. https://t.co/gsesME1hQZ via @HistoryToday

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For those who wonder if you can separate the artist from the art. https://t.co/rOI4H0mKRo

[Vintage Books @IReadVintage]

#OTD in 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, was born in Bonn, Germany. "Beethoven the man and Beethoven the composer are not two unconnected entities, and the known history of the man may be used to throw light upon the character of his music."--from BEETHOVEN

[Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @five_books]

The best crime novels, as recommended by @irvinewelsh:
https://t.co/iic9PEsFyW

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My weekend will be spent grading final papers for the readers’ advisory class I teach for the Kent State Univ iSchool.

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MargaretvAtwood, Mar Beard, Naomi Klein et al on The book that made me a feminist https://t.co/aRLgLaQRPt