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Have you seen this flow chart?  Click for full size image  Earlier this year, NPR set out on a quest to identify the Top 100 Sci...

To review, the experiment was this: does it make a difference for reading comprehension/enjoyment to just listen to the audiobook. ( My fu...

I am constantly thinking about feedback. It seems a little weird, until you realize that putting on a sweatshirt, or adding ice to your dri...

Title: The Fifth Witness Author: Michael Connelly Length: 421 pages Genre: legal drama Plot Basics: Defense attorney Mickey Haller ha...

The poll has closed and so it's time to look at results. (Ok, I looked at results while votes were coming in... sheesh...) For those...

Title: Child of Fire Author: Harry Connolly Genre: Urban fantasy Length: 343 pages Plot Basics: Criminal Ray Lilly and Twenty Pal...

After far too long of a hiatus on Word Nerd, we're back with Wednesday guest posts from writers. Kicking the series off again is debut n...

Apple was something that was on the edges of my life. I never had an Apple 2e nor did any of the schools I went to. They seemed to come af...

With the new job, I've got a longer commute which is becoming prime audiobook listening time. Previously, audio books kept me company ...

When I was a kid, I loved Sundays and the colored funny pages. I always like to read "Peanuts" and "Garfield" and later ...

Title: Ghost Story Author: Jim Butcher Genre: Fantasy Length: 481 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Oshkosh Public Library ...

I've got the last current Michael Connelly book checked out from the library and I'm #168 on the hold list for the new one coming ou...

I'm home later than usual, as I write this post. I met with one of my teams for school to come up with a one page marketing overview on...

Some friends were talking about a potential up-coming move and one of them said, "We'll have to get new library cards." In t...

I finally got a copy of the next Dresden files book -- Ghost Story  I'm dying to get started on it. I also lucked out and found the co...

Title: Freedom (TM) Author: Daniel Suarez Length: 402 pages Genre: Techno-thriller Where Word Nerd's Copy Came From: Indianap...

Title: Up In Smoke Author: Katie MacAlister Genre: Fantasy Length: 352 pages Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Wisconsin Public Libra...

Re-reading is sometimes the curse of being a voracious reader -- what if the book isn't as good the second time through? I recently re...

Title: Playing with Fire Author: Katie MacAlister Genre: Fantasy Length: 352 Where Stacie's Copy Came From: Wisconsin Public Librar...