Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Zombies and Sea Monsters

If you haven't heard about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, you might want to get your name on the waiting list for it because a second Quirk classic is about to debut: "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters." Called a literary mash-up, the creative folks at Quirk Books take a classic novel and mix it with scary creatures and bloody mayhem. The result is hilarious, and the first Austen title became a bestseller. Watch a book trailer for the new title coming out in September. The library will be ordering it soon, so also watch for it in the library's catalog. Monsters set in a regency time period - classic...

Friday, July 10, 2009

CLEAN HOUSE!


I have a couple of friends who have moved recently or are planning a move and the topic of clutter has come up a lot. Seems like no matter how little you think you have, when you start packing it up to move, it seems like a whole lot more than you imagined. I know that there are several storage containers in my garage that have not been opened since 2005. So in keeping with the cleaning and decluttering theme, I thought I'd post some books here to help.


From Peter Walsh of TLC's "Clean Sweep" we have:





Gail Blanke has a very popular book out called: Throw out fifty things: clear the clutter find your life


And then there is Don Aslett. He has been writing books about cleaning and clutter for YEARS. When I was a teenager living at home in Indiana I remember finding one of his books on clutter underneath a pile of newspapers at my Grandmother's house. Here are just a few of his books: