In an effort to bring the continued plight of book reviewing as well as the changes occurring in book retailing to the attention of the wider general public, I took up the subject of the announced closing of Kirkus Reviews in my most recent “From Under My Hat” editorial column.
John E. Riutta
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS, MemRES:
New Edition of Collins Bird Guide Delayed
NHBS Environment Bookstore is reporting that the much anticipated publication of the second edition of the Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe by Svensson, Mullarney, Zetterstrom, and Grant has been delayed until 2010.
Up on the Housetop “Click, Click, Click”
Here in Scappoose, the most common of the common winter-time birds is the Oregon race of the Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis.
Bright Wings
In addition to true love’s kiss, praise of one’s native land, and longing for one’s absent beloved, birds have long been the one of the most popular subjects for poetry. From Catullus’ sparrow through Poe’s raven, birds have been admired, envied, questioned, debated, tasked, consulted, and meditated upon in verse for centuries. The reasons for […]