Tag Archives: Carolyn Fay

July 13

THE NINJA LIBRARIANS 2: SWORD IN THE STACKS by Jen Swann Downey – Review by ​Carolyn Fay

Imagine you are training to be a librarian. In addition to courses on information science, organization, and shelving, you have the following options: First and Last Aid: When Nobody Else is Coming Damp Dungeons, Desolate Moors, and Dreary Parties: How to Survive Inimical Environments with Style Spears, Axes, and Cats: Throwing Objects with Precision and […]

April 01

THE EIGHTH DAY by Dianne K. Salerni – Review by Carolyn Fay

What would you do if you had an extra day between Wednesday and Thursday every week? I imagine most Nerdy Book Club members are thinking: sleep, catch up on work, more sleep, and of course, read, read, read. Well, here’s a book to put at the top of your TBR list and I’d advise not […]

October 29

THE NINJA LIBRARIANS:THE ACCIDENTAL KEYHAND by Jen Swann Downey – Review by Carolyn Fay

Picture a librarian.  Do you imagine a bespectacled man or woman, lips pursed, eyes narrowed, whose voice barely rises above a whisper?  Do you think of a person who prizes organized shelves, books returned on time, and above all, QUIET?  I do.  Or at least, I did, until I encountered the librarians in Jen Swann […]