Testing the Waters of Modern Icelandic Literature
Book review: The Whispering Muse by Sjón Because I started learning Icelandic this year, I decided it would be a good time to check out some Icelandic literatur...
Author: Lindsey Halsell
2015: The Year Ahead
This post is a little bit late becuase it took me a while to figure out just what I wanted to say about the upcoming year. I feel like I accomplised a lot in 20...
2014: The Year in Books
Long story short: I read 90 books this year! I’m quite pleased because that is nearly double last year’s 46 books. I made a more detailed list this ...
North Korea Is Not for the Faint of Heart
I saw Suki Kim on The Daily Show a few nights ago. Although I barely registered the content of her interview, I heard enough to decide her book would probably b...
Brotherhood and Modern Philosophy: The Great Glass Sea
Book Review: The Great Glass Sea by Josh Weil As I read this book, I was sure I would not write a review about it. The Great Glass Sea is a dense, complex story...
Now with 100% More Civilization
Book Review: Three Princes by Ramona Wheeler Three Princes is a book that seems to be based on the question “What if Egypt never stopped being great?” In Three ...
Come at Me, NSA
Book Review: No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald No Place to Hide is the culmination of a year’s...
Articles I Wrote at ALA Annual Conference 2014
I attended the 2014 American Library Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas. Becuase I am not content to just sit and listen to everyone, I signed on to wor...
Wayfinding in Las Vegas: Walking Shortcut from the Riviera to the Las Vegas Convention Center
I’m in Las Vegas for the American Library Association Annual Conference 2014 (#alaac14). I’m staying at the Riviera and I can actually see the Las V...
Meanwhile in Civilized Space
Book Review: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Ancillary Justice is an awesome book. I know I’m not the only person with that opinion because it won a Nebul...