tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post4781699885357898363..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Bookish Tuesday: Literary LibrariesLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-43869998615593190102019-02-27T21:37:40.457-08:002019-02-27T21:37:40.457-08:00That sounds delightful, Donna. I had a peek at the...That sounds delightful, Donna. I had a peek at the Bodleian Library when I was in Oxford. I'll have to put Chawton House Library on my list if I ever get back to England. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-21154674084899331442019-02-27T10:25:04.608-08:002019-02-27T10:25:04.608-08:00Oh, yes, I *love* libraries--especially ones in En...Oh, yes, I *love* libraries--especially ones in England that give lots of space to dusty, ancient tomes. I am very much looking forward to visiting the Chawton House Library that specializes in women's fiction of 18th and 19th centuries. It featured in my Jane Austen Encounter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Encounter-Elizabeth-Richard-Literary-Suspense-ebook/dp/B07NWNDMP6/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1551291872&sr=1-2&keywords=Jane+Austen+EncounterDonna Fletcher Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986333915483142722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-63468898111533837172019-02-27T02:55:32.997-08:002019-02-27T02:55:32.997-08:00I agree Carolyn, though I've learnt to accept ...I agree Carolyn, though I've learnt to accept that not everyone likes books, as inconceivable as that seems. I love that libraries are promiment in your stories :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-64913136475515603832019-02-26T23:30:59.429-08:002019-02-26T23:30:59.429-08:00Thanks for a really interesting post! I think it’s...Thanks for a really interesting post! I think it’s inevitable that if an author enjoys reading that will be reflected in their stories. Personally, I’d find it very hard to relate to someone who doesn’t read - or enjoy libraries!Carolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-11087506246315615482019-02-26T22:59:15.665-08:002019-02-26T22:59:15.665-08:00EEK!EEK!Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-18082244607459019952019-02-26T22:58:20.769-08:002019-02-26T22:58:20.769-08:00Um not sure if I have Shadow Crystals yet. I'd...Um not sure if I have Shadow Crystals yet. I'd better get cracking :)<br />Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-62651158186454212172019-02-26T22:19:30.189-08:002019-02-26T22:19:30.189-08:00Thanks, Paula. I love that you want to head off to...Thanks, Paula. I love that you want to head off to the library. And I enjoyed your post on the same theme. Too right, Jack (C.S.) Lewis wouldn't be hanging around earthly libraries and has moved 'further up and further in' to better things. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-47358727281849016222019-02-26T19:47:33.728-08:002019-02-26T19:47:33.728-08:00Hi Jenny, this post has made me want to dash off t...Hi Jenny, this post has made me want to dash off to the library. What a fantastic lot of evidence of the value of great libraries in stories. But I'm sure one person you wouldn't find hanging around earthly libraries anymore is C.S. Lewis :D Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-52069815777824796712019-02-26T18:41:32.655-08:002019-02-26T18:41:32.655-08:00Not every shadow but any shadow...Not every shadow but any shadow...Susan J Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020859162801279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-30281044862431460162019-02-26T18:04:15.999-08:002019-02-26T18:04:15.999-08:00Wow, that's wonderful, Nola. Even the latest r...Wow, that's wonderful, Nola. Even the latest release, Shadow Crystals? Thank you :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-43344401968712462342019-02-26T18:02:20.956-08:002019-02-26T18:02:20.956-08:00Hi Nola
You are right, libraries would be a commo...Hi Nola<br /><br />You are right, libraries would be a common go-to for searching for information mysteries, thriller and suspense books. Which reminds me of the library in Alan Bradley's The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, which was memorable - especially the old archives room that used to be a car garage. <br /><br />And I did think of Slience in the Library. A planet sized library with a unique brain. But yes, the shadows there are deadly and tend to upstage the wonders of that library. 'Who turned the lights out.' I won't say anything more in relation to Caverns of the Deep. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-1697324954097933532019-02-26T17:54:24.239-08:002019-02-26T17:54:24.239-08:00LOL. Yes Sue, I felt the same. Such a haunting eve...LOL. Yes Sue, I felt the same. Such a haunting even harrowing picture (this pun thing is catching). Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-2261464041766902132019-02-26T17:40:36.804-08:002019-02-26T17:40:36.804-08:00P.S. Forgot to say please don;t include me in the ...P.S. Forgot to say please don;t include me in the draw, as I think I already have the e-books.Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-34095550577731635452019-02-26T17:40:04.893-08:002019-02-26T17:40:04.893-08:00Hi Jenny. Good on you for finding all those librar...Hi Jenny. Good on you for finding all those libraries. I'm sure I've read a lot of Christian romance-suspense where people must have gone to libraries to find info, but can't remember them off the top of my head, I guess because the libraries didn't play a key part. I can think of a lot more secular books and children's books with more prominent libraries. Good on you for including so many libraries in your stories. And of course if we could extend it to movies and TV, who could resist the 'Silence in the Library' episode from Dr Who? Oh wait ... maybe the shadows wouldn't be such a good thing :)Nola Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484579374187759802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-55592390764917595602019-02-26T17:11:43.318-08:002019-02-26T17:11:43.318-08:00Great article. I can’t get the image of those need...Great article. I can’t get the image of those needy author ghosts in The Great Divorce out of my head. Just as well we get to go to heaven or the libraries would be overcrowded by us authors making a spectre of ourselves (sorry, pun inhibition mechanism has failed today :D).Susan J Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020859162801279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-61636847710215406132019-02-26T15:58:37.590-08:002019-02-26T15:58:37.590-08:00Love it, Diane. Looking forward to reading more li...Love it, Diane. Looking forward to reading more library scenes :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-23213176740486500342019-02-26T08:09:29.017-08:002019-02-26T08:09:29.017-08:00Intriguing! Now my mind is whirling. Where can I p...Intriguing! Now my mind is whirling. Where can I put a library scene in my current story? Thanks Jeanette.Diane Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918778988429228731noreply@blogger.com