R.I.P. David Halberstam

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam has died in a car crash at 73. Several of his books are available at the Gleason Library in print and audiobook formats, including the recent Bill Belichick biography The Education of a Coach (Call numbers: B Belichick, CD B Belichick), The Teammates (796.357 Hal, LT 796.357 Hal), and of course The Best and the Brightest (973.922 Hal).

Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced on Tuesday; view the full list here (scroll down for links to the long list of nominees.) Here's where to find the winners at the Gleason Library:

Fiction: The Road, by Cormac McCarthy
F McCarthy
CD SPOKEN McC [Unabridged Audiobook]

Drama: Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire
812.6 Lin

History: The Race Beat, by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff
May be requested from other MVLC libraries.

Biography: The Most Famous Man in America, by Debby Applegate
May be requested from other MVLC libraries.

Poetry: Native Guard, by Natasha Trethewey
May be requested from other MVLC libraries.

Nonfiction: The Looming Tower, by Lawrence Wright
973.931 Wri

Music: Sound Grammar, by Ornette Coleman
May be requested from other MVLC libraries.

Special citations:
Ray Bradbury - look for:

• Fiction under "Bradbury" in our fiction and short-story sections
• Audiobooks under the call number AC SPOKEN BRA
• A graphic novel adaptation in our young adult section, call number JH Graphic/Bradbury
• And a collection of personal essays, Bradbury Speaks, in nonfiction, call number 813.54 Bra

John Coltrane:

• Look in our popular music collection for his recordings under Coltrane
• Listen to collaborations with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk, filed under D, G, and M in popular music
• Or check out Chris Raschka's picture book interpretation of one of Coltrane's works, John Coltrane's Giant Steps, under JJ Raschka.

LibraryThing

When we're not cataloging books for the Gleason Library, we've been playing with LibraryThing, a website where users can catalog their own books (or books they've read) and browse other people's collections. Enter a title into the Suggester and see what books are popular with fans of that book (click on a title for more information and user reviews).

You can tag your books with labels (browse a cloud of the most popular tags on the site here) and search by labels to see what books are popular with other users. Getting ready for the National Day of Climate Action on Saturday? Books that users have tagged with "climate change" are found here, from nonfiction to science fiction. With over 11 million books cataloged, there are thousands of books with tags from time travel to botany to pirates.

For a final bit of fun, you can also play with the UnSuggester, to find out what books are least popular with people who share your taste.

The cruelest month?

April is National Poetry Month - the Academy of American Poets is celebrating all-out with a Poem-a-Day email list, a national search for the biggest poetry fans, and guides to poetry events nationwide - here's their info for Massachusetts.

Look for poetry under call number 811 at the Gleason Library.

What are some of your favorite poems?