tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post6979525370995438631..comments2023-11-03T05:36:57.403-03:00Comments on The Halifax Reader - Halifax Public Libraries: 5 Books I Want to Read this Summer - Kristina's PicksDavid Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897133784190604303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post-41445864367771458262011-06-28T10:18:27.701-03:002011-06-28T10:18:27.701-03:00Thanks. I hope you end up reading one and enjoying...Thanks. I hope you end up reading one and enjoying it! I was really surprised how much seeing both Karen Russell and Julie Otsuka in person made me more excited to read their books. I think that personal connection really made a difference for me. If you're curious, here's a link to Russell reading from <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/02/09/133590900/wrestling-gators-and-language-in-swamplandia" rel="nofollow">Swamplandia!</a> and to a (text) interview with <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?cid=1020536" rel="nofollow">Otsuka</a> (where she also talks about some of her favourite reads)Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179000829252596073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2461905686597776469.post-91531569835425262972011-06-25T11:07:50.393-03:002011-06-25T11:07:50.393-03:00truefully if I had just saw the covers of these bo...truefully if I had just saw the covers of these books I may have just ignored them but your description makes me want to do a doubletake. Good showAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com