October 2025 – the orang-utan librarian
4 posts published by theorangutanlibrarian during October 2025| the orang-utan librarian
4 posts published by theorangutanlibrarian during October 2025| the orang-utan librarian
I’m gonna be a bit samey today, resurrecting an old post idea, where I give recommendations based on other books… but with a twist! Because this is a Halloween Special!! Today’s picks are a dash… More| the orang-utan librarian
In honour of the multimedia queen Janice Hallett releasing The Killer Question, I’ve decided to put on my thinking cap and consider what other mixed media books are worth reading? Admittedly, I am a bit… More| the orang-utan librarian
Recently, as I mentioned in my monthly minis, I had the (dis)pleasure of reading from the “male” perspective of Beautiful Creatures. Which of course was written for girls who want a boy obsessed with them.… More| the orang-utan librarian
PHEW!! Never has the phrase “wake me up when September ends” been more poignant 😉 I’m relieved we’re now moving into SPOOKY SEASON! I guess it’s appropriate that I went to Hever Castle in Kent, bec…| the orang-utan librarian
I like to think being a bestseller used to mean something. But nowadays, with terms like “New York Times Bestseller” being an editorial list made by publishers for publishers and cultivated before…| the orang-utan librarian
What the hell is going on with publishing nowadays?! In the last year, as I’ve frequently complained about now, I’ve been observing a serious decline in the quality of traditionally published books. Obviously, this is… More| the orang-utan librarian
Every so often, I like to ponder whether my taste follows the crowd. There are most certainly unpopular books I have loved and popular books I’ve hated. So when I stumbled on this worst books list …| the orang-utan librarian
My THOUGHTS ON CHARLIE KIRK AND FREE SPEECH I’ve been planning this post for a while, then a terrible thing happened. Charlie Kirk was murdered. He was murdered in a freedom shirt at a “prove… More| the orang-utan librarian
This post has been a long time coming. As someone who has worked in lots of different libraries (on and off) for years and been a patron to EVEN MORE libraries, I naturally have plenty to say about…| the orang-utan librarian
3 posts published by theorangutanlibrarian during September 2025| the orang-utan librarian
Because it’s all fun and games when you’re working in a library… most of the time 😅 Frankly, I know people who have 20+ years of MAD anecdotes from working in libraries and I’m only a fraction of t…| the orang-utan librarian
Today I’m here to celebrate libraries- but with a twist! Rather than doing another post of libraries in books, I’m sharing my thoughts on my favourite librarian characters! Kiela in The Spell Shop-…| the orang-utan librarian
Once upon a time there was a monkey who loved to reread. But as the monkey grew into a great ape, she began to feel like she had to devour all the other books (and bananas) in the world that she ha…| the orang-utan librarian
There is absolutely no reason I’m writing this post. Just theoretically, if the law was more concerned with online safety than public safety AND if the health service was more worried about m…| the orang-utan librarian
Maybe it’s more like 20 years- I can’t remember- which is why it was the perfect time to reread it. Because, as you can imagine, when you leave a reread that long, the experience is wildly differen…| the orang-utan librarian
welcome to the virtual library| the orang-utan librarian
8 posts published by theorangutanlibrarian during April 2024| the orang-utan librarian
O brave new world, That has such machines in’t! What a disappointment the future is! I was hoping for flying cars and jet packs and magical microwavable meals like they had in Spy Kids annnd y…| the orang-utan librarian
Am I the only one that thinks this whole “entitled fans” debate is getting old already? For those of you who haven’t seen this phrase bandied about, well first of all lucky you, and second of all i…| the orang-utan librarian
Apparently, us critics are *ALL POWERFUL*. Because I’ve been hearing this criticism of critics for a while that we have the ability to control what gets published / made into movies / can even brin…| the orang-utan librarian
For when you don’t have the words to say anything at all… These are truly beautiful works of art that communicate entirely through pictures. I recommend them for adults and children alike 😊 The Arr…| the orang-utan librarian
Remakes have never really been my jam… which is a shame, since it seems that’s all Hollywood is interested in making these days. Unsurprisingly, I’ve seen very few of the live action Disney remakes…| the orang-utan librarian
