This was written to suggest a reading list for last summer, but it’s good any time. The original title of the piece was “95 Young Adult Books To Read Instead…Continue reading99 Young Adult Books To Read
Several books have been written about the meals Austen might have eaten, based on the hints from her letters, Nicole Villeneuve, writes for Paper and Salt. She mentions legs of…Continue readingJane Austen’s Tarts
This is the time of year when gift books suggestions and “best of” lists begin to appear. io9 offers us: “Holiday Gift Books for Lovers of Science and Science Fiction”…Continue readingGifts: Books are Best
Nowadays, you aren’t likely to find a famous novelist shilling for their favorite brand, Emily Temple writes for Flavorwire. For one thing, most writers just aren’t as recognizable as your…Continue readingAuthors as hucksters
Before these classic children’s books ended up on your kid’s shelf, they were told to children tucked in bed, Stacy Conradt writes in Mental Floss. Image courtesy of Amazon Pippi…Continue readingFirst They Were Bedtime Stories
…Or, Why Tim Worstall Hates Shopping At Amazon. It’s an intensely irritating way to buy a book, he writes in Forbes. Cheap, yes, convenient, most assuredly, but intensely irritating. For…Continue readingThe Absence Of Serendipity…
Sotheby’s International Realty listings with libraries worth studying. Ellison Bay, Wisconsin: Sitting on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this home has a grand parlor, 14-seat theater, indoor pool and two-story…Continue readingHomes with Libraries — for billionaires
Welcome to MacCamelot. King Arthur was a Scottish, pre-Christian warlord whose remains are buried on Iona, according to a new book by a Scots historian. Author Adam Ardrey claims, Emma…Continue readingKing Arthur a Scottish warlord?
Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Folks at the The Open University’s OpenLab…Continue readingHistory of English in Ten Minutes