AP story on slow reading
John Miedema, author of Slow Reading, is quoted in an AP story by Holly Ramer today: “NH professor pushes for return to slow reading.” I am happy to see the … Read more AP story on slow reading
Category: Books
Ron Day and Hamid Ekbia on “digital experiences”
Ron Day and Hamid Ekbia of the IU library school have an article in the new First Monday titled, “(Digital) experiences.” The article looks at three types of “digital experience” … Read more Ron Day and Hamid Ekbia on “digital experiences”
Forthcoming Books
We now have a separate page on our website listing our forthcoming titles. We will be adding more titles to this page over the next few months.
New book: She Was a Booklegger: Remembering Celeste West
She Was a Booklegger: Remembering Celeste West Editors: Toni Samek, Moyra Lang and K.R. Roberto Price: $30.00 Published: June 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9802004-9-2 Printed on acid-free paper She Was a Booklegger: … Read more New book: She Was a Booklegger: Remembering Celeste West
New book: A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace Author: Adam Klein Price: $25.00 Published: June 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-07-9 A Space for Hate speaks to the media and … Read more New book: A Space for Hate: The White Power Movement’s Adaptation into Cyberspace
2010 Catalog
Our 2010 Catalog is published in web form and will be ready for mailing soon.
Introduction to Critical Library Instruction
We have put the introduction to Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods on the website as a guide to what is in the book.
The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American Public Libraries
The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American Public Libraries, an Analysis of Published Writings of Their Directors Author: Robert Scott Kramp Price: $18.00 Published: May 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-02-4 … Read more The Great Depression: Its Impact on Forty-Six Large American Public Libraries
Caralyn Champa reviews Slow Reading
Caralyn Champa has a review of John Miedema’s Slow Reading in the most recent issue of the German-English online journal Libreas. Caralyn’s review is a pleasure to read, like John’s … Read more Caralyn Champa reviews Slow Reading
Critical Library Instruction – editors’ chat
Maria, Emily, and Alana met in Google Chat, as they did often over the course of this book project, to reflect on the process and product of Critical Library Instruction: … Read more Critical Library Instruction – editors’ chat
Library Juice Press Gift Certificates
Library Juice Press / Litwin Books gift certificates are great as personal gifts or as library-related awards. You can pay for a gift certificate in an amount of your … Read more Library Juice Press Gift Certificates
Interview with Lauren Pressley
Lauren Pressley is an Instructional Design Librarian at Wake Forest University, and the author of So You Want To Be a Librarian, from Library Juice Press. I interviewed her about … Read more Interview with Lauren Pressley
Review of Humanism and Libraries
I’d like to thank Wayne Bivens-Tatum of Princeton University Libraries for his thoughtful review of André Cossette’s Humanism and Libraries: An Essay on Library Philosophy. I’m pleased to read that … Read more Review of Humanism and Libraries
Audio interview with Slow Reading author John Miedema
Poet Dave Bonta has an podcast interview series on his Via Negativa blog. His latest interview is with John Miedema, author of Slow Reading. It’s a good listen.
Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods
Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods Editors: Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi Price: $35.00 Published: March 2010 ISBN: 978-1-936117-01-7 Bringing together the voices of a range of practicing … Read more Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods
Review of Rebel Literacy in Information for Social Change
Information for Social Change has posted a review of Mark Abendroth’s Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship.
Scarecrow Press History
As a small publisher in the library field I take inspiration from the history of Scarecrow Press, which I first learned about in Ken Kister’s biography of Eric Moon (Eric … Read more Scarecrow Press History
Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget
Jaron Lanier has a new book, You Are Not a Gadget (NY Times review), which I have to add to my reading list and bump up a few notches. There … Read more Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget
Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, and Chapters online at the LJP site
We’ve put up a page linking to all of the Prefaces, Forewords, Introductions, and Chapters that we have made freely available from our books here at Library Juice Press. The … Read more Introductions, Prefaces, Forewords, and Chapters online at the LJP site
Introduction to Rebel Literacy
We have posted the Introduction to Mark Abendroth’s Rebel Literacy: Cuba’s National Literacy Campaign and Critical Global Citizenship to the web. It’s a good read, a little lengthy for the … Read more Introduction to Rebel Literacy