In a few days, it will be two years since I lost my father. Second anniversaries are… odd. It’s still close – it’s still too close. You think back and…Continue readingA loss too near
In The Boston Globe, Pat Greenhouse talks about perhaps the ultimate book of lists: ‘Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience’ The lists in the book…Continue readingList of lists
Since the 73rd Worldcon is being held in Spokane in a couple of weeks, practically my back yard, I’ll be there — along with some guy you may possibly have…Continue readingSasquan, here I come
The fine folks of Troy, Michigan were in a financial bind and wanted to pass a small tax to keep the library open. But Tea Party activists came out in…Continue readingBook burning party!
In one of the most polarizing (series of) books I know, books which you either despise or passionately defend against all blasphemers, there is a character known as… Thomas Covenant.…Continue readingMust he be likeable?
After a bit of nudging from Maria Popova at Brain Pickings, neuroscientist Sam Harris selects: 12 Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read “From Bertrand Russell to the Buddha, or why…Continue readingEven women?
Photo from JetBlue As part of its Soar With Reading program, Laura Willard reports at Upwothy, JetBlue is placing book vending machines in communities it calls book deserts. The machines…Continue readingFree books!
At OMGfacts, Dominic Trombino offers us 21 Photos of the Places Where One Country Ends and Another Begins National borders can change very drastically awfully quickly, and when you see…Continue readingWhere countries meet
At The Literacy Site, Will S. examined: What Science Is Saying About Fiction Readers Among other things, he noted that the authors of one study said that what you choose…Continue readingThe only rule
Malala Yousafzai Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai notes that Just eight days of military spending could educate the world To bring attention to that, she has launched the #BooksNotBullets hashtag…Continue reading#BooksNotBullets