David Wright

About David Wright

For 25 years, I have had the great good fortune to work as a public librarian, specializing in reader\'s advisory and fiction. I have worked with a wonderfully diverse and interesting bunch of folks, and conversed with people about books and reading and helping them find other good stuff to read. I also review books and audiobooks for The Seattle Times and Booklist, and write and curate Library Journal\'s \"Classic Returns\" column, devoted to reprints and rediscoveries.This year, I\'m launching a new enterprise: Curious Books, an offbeat audiobooks publisher specializing in lost or neglected treasures from the past. Specialties: Narration, Audiobook production, Librarianship, Reader\'s services, Reader\'s advisory, Teaching, Book reviewing, Public speaking, Blogging, Intellectual Freedom, Free Speech.

Experience

1. Audiobook Reviewer

   The Seattle Times

   Jan 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   I write a monthly thematic audiobook roundup for The Seattle Times.

Education

• Whitman College

  BA, Theater

  1983 — 1987

• University of Washington

  MLS, Library Science

  1997 — 1999

• University of Washington

  MFA, Theater

  1987 — 1990

Skills

• Librarians
• Storytelling
• Library Science
• Special Collections
• Public Libraries
• Public Speaking
• Virtual Reference
• Reader's Advisory
• Electronic Resources
• Library Services
• Library 2.0
• Libraries
• Library
• Library Management
• Books
• Information Literacy
• Literature
• Cataloging
• Library Instruction
• Library Reference
• Library Research
• Metadata
• Collection Development
• Editing
• Blogging
• Public Services