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DO Judge a Book By Its Cover.
Speaking of judging books by their covers, one branch of the New York Public Library recently asked readers to do just that. The NYPL blog explains: At the Webster Branch, we recently put up a display...
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What happens when you give a kid a book as a present? Sometimes, outrage, as in this video that lit up the liternets in December (via): But I prefer this video, aptly titled “Adorable French Girl...
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Open a book, become someone else
A Lithuanian bookstore has created a gorgeous campaign called “Become Someone Else” (”Pabū kuo nors kitu”) showing the transformative power of books. The Love Agency, the advertising firm that created...
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Writing without reading?
Some frustrated soul on Facebook has started an “I Hate Reading” page. Even though–in keeping with the “I hate reading” theme–there’s nothing actually on the page, over 475,000 people “like” it....
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“My heart dies a little when I see someone handling a book carelessly.”
Do you know Bookfessions? This Tumblr offers confessions of voracious and passionate readers. If you’re such a reader, you’ll find many of these confessions strike a chord with you. These, and many...
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Help give away 1,000,000 books on World Book Night!
If you love a book, then give it away. Isn’t that how the saying goes? World Book Night launched in the UK in 2011, with thousands of people handing out copies of paperbacks. This year, it’s taking...
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Picture books for writers (and their kids)
For a while now, I’ve been concerned about raising a kid who loves to read. Evidently I am not the only one, as shown by the BabyLit series of board books featuring Romeo and Juliet, Pride and...
View ArticlePeter Griffin says “READ”
Here’s some encouragement to read, from that noted bookworm, Peter Griffin: Happy Friday, everyone!
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Cozy Classics
Image: Apartment Therapy Perhaps you’ve heard of “fuzzy math”—now there’s fuzzy literature, as well. Literally. A new series of picture books illustrates works like Moby Dick with adorable felted...
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Are You There, Author? It’s Me, A Lazy Student
As we’ve seen of late, sometimes professional book reviewers (or, rather, less-than-professional ones) forget that Authors Are People, Too. Well, so do book-reviewing students. Behold this exchange, in...
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