It all started with one tweet:
May 31, 2011
May 27, 2011
The London Review of Books is Britain's most esteemed literary magazine. Published fortnightly, it features essays, reviews and the most outrageous personal ads ever set in type. The following is a selection from the latest issue.
*Cambridge man (62) with bright red Vespa and spare helmet seeks Cambridge lady pillion passenger for picnics.
email: mike@mikemaran.com
email: mike@mikemaran.com
*Professor, still sexy, seeks erudite man under 50 (Yorkshire).
email: lookingforloveandalltherest@gmail.com
email: lookingforloveandalltherest@gmail.com
*Female, 50, fit and active, lively, seeks fit and active male who reads, thinks, and notices stuff. SE Wales.
email: estelid@googlemail.com
email: estelid@googlemail.com
May 26, 2011
[Thanks, Victoria!]
May 25, 2011
The designers say:
The Bookseat is a simple bookcase that playfully curves and becomes a seat, is a creative design responding to the advent of multifunctional spaces in today’s urban living.
For more information about this book+butt combo, visit Fishtnk here.
May 24, 2011
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the blog Letters of Note, but if you aren't already acquainted with it, here's a taste for you. Shaun Usher, the blog's editor, posts pieces of interesting correspondence that he either finds or is sent that he thinks other people would appreciate. It is ridiculously engrossing - stopping after just one letter is a virtual impossibility. A recent post focused on a letter sent in 1971 by Marguerite Hart, a children's librarian at the newly opened public library in Troy, Michigan. Hart sent the letter to a number of luminaries, asking them to reply with a congratulatory letter addressed to the children in Troy, explaining the benefits of a public library. Astonishingly, 97 people responded, and Letters of Note posted the letters from four of those respondents: Isaac Asimov, Hardie Gramatky, Theodore Geisel, and E.B. White. Shortly after the post went up, the Troy Public Library got in touch, and now all 97 letters are available in PDF format on the library's website. Below is Isaac Asimov's perfectly pitched letter; to read the other three featured, click here, or any of the 93 others, click here.
TRANSCRIPT
16 March 1971
Dear Boys and Girls,
Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you---and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.
(Signed, 'Isaac Asimov')
Isaac Asimov
May 23, 2011
{ A SARAH MILNER REVIEW }
Down River by John Hart (Thomas Dunne Books) is at times both thrilling and engaging, at other times melodramatic and overly emotional. A modern-day mystery, set in a secluded, rural town in Rowan County of North Carolina, the story focuses on Adam Chase. He is reluctantly returning to his hometown for the first time in five years, at the request of his childhood friend Danny Faith. Blamed but not convicted for a murder on his property, Adam arrives home to a town full of vitriolic passion over the possibility of a new power plant, Adam’s father standing in the way of development, and a family divided over how they should treat Adam’s homecoming. His return instantly fuels drama. He reconnects with an old flame, Robin, gets into a fight with jealous community members, and a dearly beloved member of the family is attacked – all within days of Chase reappearing in Rowan County. The characters are a tight-knit bunch, with the focus of the story remaining tightly on the Chase family. They are a prosperous family, with a large operating ranch that was previously destined to be Adam’s birthright, but it is now set to be his adopted brothers' inheritance. This turn of events alone causes tension within the family, not to mention the facts regarding Adam’s father's remarriage, the identities of Adam’s new stepbrother and sister, and the actions his stepmother took against him during the murder trial.
May 20, 2011
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May 19, 2011
It's called the Tower of Babel - of books. Created by Argentinian artist Marta Minujin, it's a sculpture seven stories tall and consisting of 30,000 tomes in a multitude of languages. Minujin created the piece to celebrate Buenos Aires being named World Book Capital 2011 by UNESCO. (Obviously, she was really excited.) The piece will stick around in Plaza San Martin until May 28, when it will be disassembled and the books given away. The books were originally donated by readers, libraries, and 50 embassies from around the world.
You can view more photos of the sculpture being built at the Guardian here.
May 11, 2011
When I spotted this post on literary locks on Flavorwire, I grabbed my husband and announced, "Isn't this disgusting? I am totally posting this on the blog." I know you all understand. And it made me wonder - why did lock snipping go out of fashion? And when? If anyone has the answer - beyond "ewww is why" - please enlighten me in the comments. Also, if you click through the entire gallery, steel yourself for the last photo+blurb. Heed my words.
My favorite:
Today's BW is a bit of a departure from the norm, but I think all you dual cat+book lovers will get a kick out of this. It really is a neat way to give one object two functions.
[via I Can Has Cheezburger?]
May 10, 2011
Because I was ill yesterday, this isn't the most timely of posts, but I love the Mr. Men, so it's going up regardless. Yesterday was the birthday of Mr. Men creator Roger Hargreaves. And lest there be any questions as to his success, he received his very own Google doodle, so that settles it. He also received a hilarious Dr. Who treatment, as you'll see below. There have been 11 Doctors, and here they are in all their Mr. Men glory. So great.
[via BuzzFeed]
May 09, 2011
May 05, 2011
Looks like we're running on empty again this month when it comes to book adaptations. It's somewhat surprising, since the summer movie season is kicking off, but then again, sequels kind of have the box office all wrapped up. Sigh. So, what do we have this month? A couple of comic-book adaptations (one starring ubiquitous actress of the moment Natalie Portman), a chick-lit adaptation (starring ubiquitous rom-com actress of the moment Kate Hudson), and a documentary (starring the ever-ubiquitous Oprah). Also, a Will Ferrell movie that skews more Stranger Than Fiction than Semi-Pro (I, for one, am very thankful). Video after the jump!
. In theaters May 6.May 04, 2011
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May 02, 2011
To snatch up the artichoke light above, click here. To browse the rest of her work, go here.
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