Comments on: Book Loving Dads – Tell Us About Yours! http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/book-loving-dads-tell-us-about-yours/ The goings on of the Seattle Public Library. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: australianonlinebookshop http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/book-loving-dads-tell-us-about-yours/#comment-272 australianonlinebookshop Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:08:41 +0000 http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/?p=816#comment-272 I too will be sending my father books by another Japanese author in Haruki Murakami. Not because he is trsvelling but because Murakami has a very unique and distinct style that i think my father would like. It has always been difficult trying to find the right book for him given his specific taste in books but, fingers crossed, he's going to love them. I too will be sending my father books by another Japanese author in Haruki Murakami. Not because he is trsvelling but because Murakami has a very unique and distinct style that i think my father would like. It has always been difficult trying to find the right book for him given his specific taste in books but, fingers crossed, he’s going to love them.

]]> By: Friends Blog Reader http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/book-loving-dads-tell-us-about-yours/#comment-271 Friends Blog Reader Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:46:08 +0000 http://friendsofspl.wordpress.com/?p=816#comment-271 I just used the "Email A Librarian" service for my dad's father's day gift. He and my mom are traveling to Japan in the fall for the first time. They are familiar with the culture via my brother's many travels and they also took an overview of Japanese History class a their local state college. I found a couple of good books for my mom for Mother's Day, both from a woman's perspective. Finding books from a man's perspective was proving harder than I'd thought. When I was bemoaning my fruitless efforts a friend of mine suggested I try emailing a librarian. I emailed that I wanted books written from a male perspective in the non-fiction and historical fiction generes. Heard back a couple of days later and got some great suggestions for non-fiction, but seemed like all the historical fiction were mysteries so asked for a specificly Japanese author and got another list of books the next day. The librarian also included the Kirkus reviews of all the books she recommended, which made it such a valuable list. It was a great experience for me and I could really tell the librarian who answered my question knew her authors well. The two books I just sent off to my dad today were: "Shipwrecks" by Akira Yoshimura and "Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan" by Donald Keene. I'm going to send my dad a copy of the email so he can check out the other titles I was sent too. I really encourage others to try this service! I just used the “Email A Librarian” service for my dad’s father’s day gift. He and my mom are traveling to Japan in the fall for the first time. They are familiar with the culture via my brother’s many travels and they also took an overview of Japanese History class a their local state college. I found a couple of good books for my mom for Mother’s Day, both from a woman’s perspective. Finding books from a man’s perspective was proving harder than I’d thought. When I was bemoaning my fruitless efforts a friend of mine suggested I try emailing a librarian.

I emailed that I wanted books written from a male perspective in the non-fiction and historical fiction generes. Heard back a couple of days later and got some great suggestions for non-fiction, but seemed like all the historical fiction were mysteries so asked for a specificly Japanese author and got another list of books the next day. The librarian also included the Kirkus reviews of all the books she recommended, which made it such a valuable list.

It was a great experience for me and I could really tell the librarian who answered my question knew her authors well. The two books I just sent off to my dad today were: “Shipwrecks” by Akira Yoshimura and “Chronicles of My Life: An American in the Heart of Japan” by Donald Keene. I’m going to send my dad a copy of the email so he can check out the other titles I was sent too.

I really encourage others to try this service!

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