MeFi Projects

This year, instead of "starring" books, I am stack ranking my reads and reviewing each of them. [more inside]
posted by CMcG on Feb 14, 2024 - 2 comments

I've started to read many of the books and articles covered by the New York Review of Books. I'd like to hear the thoughts and reactions of other active readers to these works. [more inside]
posted by The Ted on Dec 1, 2019 - 2 comments

I thought, "Oh, I will try to write something super commercial, something that will sell like hotcakes because it's a popular genre that lots of people love." The result of my effort has been described as like the John Waters version of the Regency era. It may never be really popular, but if you like your historical novels with fewer bonnets and balls, but brimming with disease, garbage, cadavers and suicide attempts, these might be up your alley. Oh yes, most of them are comedies, by the bye. [more inside]
posted by Peregrine Pickle on Feb 6, 2018 - 0 comments

This is a little light for a projects post, but I'm working on organizing some online book clubs. I was thinking people here might be interested in joining one!
posted by The Ted on May 29, 2017 - 3 comments

As part of Open Data Day DC, I began the Books for DC (aka 'booksfordc') project with the goal of increasing user engagement with the DC Public Library's many wonderful resources. Last month, I wrote a web scraper that publishes a Twitter feed of new additions to the DCPL book catalog. And I just released a Chrome browser extension that lets you know what books and ebooks are available at the DCPL when browsing Amazon, Goodreads, or Barnes & Noble. [more inside]
posted by waninggibbon on Mar 15, 2015 - 6 comments