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The Biblio Files

The Biblio Files
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Birthday
January 01
Bio
We (Steve and Helen) irresponsibly gave up our promising careers in aviation and bookselling over ten years ago. Now books seem to have taken over our lives. We frequent libraries, bookstores, and thrift shops in search of interesting books. We buy/swap/sell, but mainly, we read. We both wear glasses and have been mistaken for librarians.

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July 16, 2010 05:18PM
“It's funny, but most of the distinctive voices are from older generations. Who would Rich Little imitate today? Brad Pitt? George Clooney? Julia Robert…”
About: Great Voices in Entertainment
July 16, 2010 05:09PM
“Hm. I wonder if you would say it was a site mostly for men if the ratios were reversed. If, for instance, the last two of three editors had been men or…”
About: Is Open Salon Mostly for Women?
April 23, 2010 11:01AM
“Nice post, Steven, lots to think about. Have you read the recent Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera -- it's about how he composed and executed the illu…”
About: Misunderstood American Masters #2: Norman Rockwell
March 15, 2010 10:14PM
“Love Jeeves & Wooster! I haven't read any non-J & W Wodehouse, though. I'll try some soon. Interesting scandal, but I wonder... Iaian Sproat so…”
About: Pelham Grenville in the Springtime
March 10, 2010 04:24PM
“Whew, it's harder than I thought it'd be. Practice, practice.”
About: How to Read a Book
March 10, 2010 04:09PM
“Fabulous pix. Any chance the allergies are temporary? Each time I've had a pet, I have about two weeks of sneezing and itchy eyes and then the allergie…”
About: Popper finds a home
March 03, 2010 04:00PM
“Fascinating. It seems kind of busy to me, but I can definitely see how it would be a good platform for textbooks.”
About: The future of publishing...
March 02, 2010 05:59PM
“Poor Mme Sarko. She must not get out much if she limits herself to places where they don't make fun of her husband.”
About: Carla Bruni Fucked Up My Nap.
February 25, 2010 04:38PM
“Yes!”
About: Throw the Bums Out
February 24, 2010 08:03PM
“So many people who don't like the Kindle! We don't see it as a replacement for print books, it's just another form of book, like paperbacks. GeeB ee -- Y…”
About: Kindle's Robot Voice
February 24, 2010 07:50PM
“It's a great time to be an author. It's easier than ever to get published and be read. Still difficult to get paid, but that's nothing new, is it?”
About: Ephemera Forever! An Adventure in E-publishing
February 24, 2010 05:32PM
“I learned a lot from this post. Thanks, Saturn! I doubt if Hardy or anyone else will be scapegoated, if only because most Americans don't think torture…”
About: Torture Memo Report: Please don't scapegoat Jennifer Hardy
February 23, 2010 05:19PM
“I tried reading Huck Finn again recently and couldn't get past the transcribed dialects. I found I didn't have the patience to read page after page of…”
About: Suck "Finn?": Banning Twain and taking race back in time
February 22, 2010 05:36PM
“Leaders most assuredly need spine, but throwing temper tantrums doesn't inspire confidence any more than being a "shrinking violet," as Gordo…”
About: The Meanest Guys in the Room
February 21, 2010 02:01AM
“Never say never, but that's some advice I hope we never have occasion to use.”
About: 2010.6 The Suicide Index
February 21, 2010 01:56AM
“15 copies, that's great! I saw This Book is Overdue on the new book table at Borders yesterday, and since the publishers pay for those spaces, they mus…”
About: Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 20, 2010 10:05PM
“I had no idea that the Beck boycott was still going on. This really is good news, thanks for the update, John!”
About: Good News Sunday Twofer: One Beck and Several Beaks
February 18, 2010 04:02PM
“This is fiction, right?”
About: Needled: Why Men Should Watch Project Runway
February 17, 2010 07:43PM
“flyover52 -- In our own neck of of the woods, one library system just had a two-month amnesty for fines and overdue materials. Another library doubled…”
About: Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 17, 2010 04:50PM
“Nice graphic. Our library is a 100-year-old Carnegie library, very picturesque. Not like the library I grew up with, built in the 60's, typical flat su…”
About: Home Town Memories
February 17, 2010 11:38AM
“nolalibrarian -- thanks for the view from inside the sisterhood. The book pointed out that no one becomes a librarian for the money. But I still love t…”
About: Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 17, 2010 11:19AM
“froggy -- nolalibrarian has some insight a few comments down from yours, sounds like it's a challenge. "Non-essential services" -- phht. Greg…”
About: Batgirl Was a Librarian
February 14, 2010 06:38PM
“This is a Russian tragedy for the ages, indeed. You're in luck though, he's learning English.”
About: My Яusskie Valentine
February 14, 2010 03:18PM
“Ah, Paris. Well, even the constipated need romance, don't they?”
About: Paris Valentines and Our Exploding Heads. (aka: L'Amour in the Poutiest City in the WORLD)
February 12, 2010 04:23PM
“I've seen his books all my life and have never read one. Now I will, thanks!”
About: Why Read John Dickson Carr?
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