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How well do you know your 19th-century literature? Try the 12 Days of Christmas-themed quiz from The Secret Victorianist and see.
The Secret Victorianist’s Christmas Quiz
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How well do you know your 19th-century literature? Try the 12 Days of Christmas-themed quiz from The Secret Victorianist and see.
The Secret Victorianist’s Christmas Quiz
www.secretvictorianist.com
Happy Thanksgiving to our friends here in the U.S. What’s one thing we’re thankful for? Sci-Fi!! Space ships, bug-eyed monsters, time anomalies, and androids. From Reddit, here is a list of the two dozen best +1. The only two authors who appear twice on the list? Isaac Asimov and Neal Stephenson.
The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books Of All Time, According To The Internet
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Reddit users suggested the best sci-fi books of all time, from “Starship Troopers” to “Dune.”
Happy Thanksgiving to our friends here in the U.S. What’s one thing we’re thankful for? Sci-Fi!! Space ships, bug-eyed monsters, time anomalies, and androids. From Reddit, here is a list of the two dozen best +1. The only two authors who appear twice on the list? Isaac Asimov and Neal Stephenson.
The 25 Best Sci-Fi Books Of All Time, According To The Internet
www.businessinsider.com
Reddit users suggested the best sci-fi books of all time, from “Starship Troopers” to “Dune.”
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Maurice Sendak’s WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Elizabeth Bird of New York Public Library put out a call for people to redo a scene from a Sendak illustration in the style of another artist in the field. Here’s what came in. “Let the wild rumpus start!”
Re-Sendakify Sendak Project: The Results
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To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Maurice Sendak’s WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Elizabeth Bird of New York Public Library put out a call for people to redo a scene from a Sendak illustration in the style of another artist in the field. Here’s what came in. “Let the wild rumpus start!”
Re-Sendakify Sendak Project: The Results
blogs.slj.com
Fright Night–grab some candy corn, turn off all but your reading light, and dip into a good, scary read. Here’s Flavorwire’s take on some of the scariest in the English language. Happy Halloween!
The 50 Scariest Books of All Time
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The air is getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and All Hallow’s Eve draws near.
Grab some candy corn, turn off all but your reading light, and dip into a good, scary read. Here’s Flavorwire’s take on some of the scariest in the English language. Happy Halloween!
The 50 Scariest Books of All Time
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The air is getting crisper, the nights are getting longer, and All Hallow’s Eve draws near.
Where did the expression “meh” come from? The writers at Slate are on top of this important lexicographical issue.
A History of Meh, from Leo Rosten to Auden to The Simpsons
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Where did the expression “meh” come from? The writers at Slate are on top of this important lexicographical issue.
A History of Meh, from Leo Rosten to Auden to The Simpsons
www.slate.com
Enjoy a selection from the 2012 Design Observer and the American Institute of Graphic Arts list of the year’s best book cover designs with a link to the complete top 50.
11 of the Most Beautiful Book Covers of Last Year
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Ebooks are convenient and all, but there’s nothing quite like an awesome, physical book cover to really get you stoked to dive into a old-school tome. The words inside are important, but there’s something to be said for a really nice piece of shelf-candy too.
Enjoy a selection from the 2012 Design Observer and the American Institute of Graphic Arts list of the year’s best book cover designs with a link to the complete top 50.
11 of the Most Beautiful Book Covers of Last Year
gizmodo.com
Ebooks are convenient and all, but there’s nothing quite like an awesome, physical book cover to really get you stoked to dive into a old-school tome. The words inside are important, but there’s something to be said for a really nice piece of shelf-candy too.
What did you do on your summer vacation? Maybe you visited one of these–or another–literary location?
50 Places Every Literary Fan Should Visit
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If … you hear that you’re in an area that is home to a place that has any little bit of literary historical significance, you have to go and visit it.
What did you do on your summer vacation? Maybe you visited one of these–or another–literary location?
50 Places Every Literary Fan Should Visit
flavorwire.com
If … you hear that you’re in an area that is home to a place that has any little bit of literary historical significance, you have to go and visit it.
Hmmm. what’s a library to do with over 2,100 books that they can’t use for their collection? Seattle Public Library does a fun, summer-themed book domino display with some clever book acrobatics.
Book Domino Chain World Record
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The Seattle Public Library launched the 2013 Summer Reading Program by setting a new world record for the longest book domino chain!
Hmmm, what’s a library to do with over 2,100 books that they can’t use for their collection? Seattle Public Library does a fun, summer-themed book domino display with some clever book acrobatics.
Book Domino Chain World Record
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The Seattle Public Library launched the 2013 Summer Reading Program by setting a new world record for the longest book domino chain!
BRING THEM BACK? UNCOMMON/OBSOLETE WORDS
“Don’t get in a pussyvan if the person you’re groaking isn’t very zafty.” Have some Friday fun and try out some obsolete English words today to see if they spice up your conversation or writing.
18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style
www.deathandtaxesmag.com
BRING THEM BACK? UNCOMMON/OBSOLETE WORDS
“Don’t get in a pussyvan if the person you’re groaking isn’t very zafty.” Have some Friday fun and try out some obsolete English words today to see if they spice up your conversation or writing.
18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style
www.deathandtaxesmag.com
CLIMB EVERY NOVEL
Check out these fun books as stairs, both real and trompe l’oeil.
Awesome Bookish Staircases
bookriot.com
Clearly, if we all had an unlimited budget, we’d fill our houses with staircases that doubled as bookshelves. Because: awesome.
CLIMB EVERY NOVEL
Check out these fun books as stairs, both real and trompe l’oeil.
Awesome Bookish Staircases
bookriot.com
Clearly, if we all had an unlimited budget, we’d fill our houses with staircases that doubled as bookshelves. Because: awesome.