Blood, Bones & Butter is one of the more attention grabbing book titles I think I’ve ever seen. That’s the title of chef Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir and you can hear her speak about it next Saturday January 28, 2012 in the afternoon at the main branch of the Louisville Free Public Library. Before world-class chef [...]
Continue reading...9. January 2012
A very very cool exhibit opened at the main branch of the LFPL last week called In A Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak. It’s going to be up until February 24, 2012 and between now and then there are going to be several very cool exhibit inspired events happening. Klezmer Band of River City [...]
Continue reading...14. December 2011
Today (I think today anyway) the Louisville Free Public Library unveiled their new e-book lending program. I haven’t tried it out yet but it sounds pretty simple: 1. You must have a library card and know your password 2. You must have a Kindle, Nook, computer or some other e-reading device and some software that [...]
Continue reading...25. October 2011
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The Friends of the Library are having their annual Fall Book Sale this weekend. I love that children under 12 get a free book and candy if they come in a costume. I also love that you can buy hardback books for $3 at this sale. Friends members only (memberships available at the door): Friday [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2011
Did you know that InKY is no longer InKY and is now Louisville Literary Arts? Me either. But it is and they’re throwing a really cool festival next weekend called “The Writer’s Block.” The subtitle is “A celebration of writing, reading and print.” That’s a celebration I can endorse whole heartedly. The Writer’s Block Festival, [...]
Continue reading...9. September 2011
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Time to get your book shopping groove on friends because Carmichael’s is giving you a heck of a deal this weekend to celebrate their 33 birthday. Carmichael’s is proud to be celebrating its 33rd anniversary as Louisville’s independent, neighborhood bookstore. To express our sincere thanks to all the friends and customers who have shown their [...]
Continue reading...7. April 2011
Two summers ago I tried to read David Foster Wallace’s massive novel Infinite Jest. I failed and put it away after a couple hundred pages. I’ve read a good deal of his non-fiction though that I enjoyed a great deal, particularly his graduation speech This Is Water. Though his fiction is a little much for [...]
Continue reading...4. March 2011
The 7th Annual Used Book Sale at Locust Grove is coming up on March 11, 12 & 13, 10AM-4:30PM each day. Just FYI I donated some awesome books myself this year so I can personally vouch that there will be awesome books to purchase so you should definitely go check it out. They estimate they’ll [...]
Continue reading...18. February 2011
The interwebs were abuzz a couple days ago with the news of Borders financial trouble and the fact that two of their Louisville stores (4th Street & Hurstbourne Lane) are on the chopping block. While what I’m about to share won’t ease the sting of losing a bookstore in your neighborhood it might help a [...]
Continue reading...9. February 2011
The folks at Arcadia Publishing has offered me two copies of their new book Images of America: Louisville’s Germantown and Schnitzelburg to give away to you, lovely Consuming Louisville readers. Author Lisa M. Pisterman researched property records; archived photograph collections, family photographs, census records, and city directories; and conducted interviews with local historians, longtime residents, [...]
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17. January 2012
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