Worth It?
Has anyone seen Nancy Pearl give a talk before? She'll be at my new downtown library tomorrow night and I am debating if I want to fight the crowds to go see her. Is she worth it?
So Many Books
the agony and ecstasy of a reading life
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
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