Of Mice And Men
It was 78 years ago today that “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck was first published. I remember reading it for the first time in my 10th grade American Literature class 47 years ago and it’s probably time for … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Oxford English Dictionary
As a child, I was a voracious reader (still am), and one thing my mom told me, whenever I came across a word I did not know and would ask her what it meant or how it was pronounced, was … Continue reading
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International Book Giving Day
Getting this information out there early so that folks have as much time as possible to prepare to take part in International Book Giving Day on February 14, 2015. International Book Giving Day is “a day dedicated to getting new, … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe
My favorite works of Poe’s are “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Masque of the Red Death”, both written in 1850 by Poe and read by me (the first time) in junior high school. But he is most well known for … Continue reading
National Readathon Day
Saturday, January 24, 2015 will see the observance of the first National Readathon Day, sponsored by Penguin Random House, GoodReads, Mashable, and the National Book Foundation. The purpose is to raise funds to “…educate, tutor, create and sustain a lifelong … Continue reading
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New York Times’ “By The Book” with Patton Oswalt
Last week, actor, comedian and author Patton Oswalt was interviewed for the New York Times’ “By The Book” Sunday feature. I always love reading these because I usually come away from them with a new perspective on a book I’ve … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien
Today would have been the 123rd birthday of J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien, born in 1892 to English parents in Bloemfontein, South Africa, where his father was working in a bank. Tolkien was always fascinated with languages; he went to … Continue reading
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Book Review – What Every Author Should Know
This is the first “How to” book for authors and those who want to be that I’ve read (and I’ve read a lot of them) that covers ALL of the bases involved in writing and publishing your book, from the … Continue reading
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100 Notable Books Of 2014
At the beginning of December the New York Times Sunday Book Review listed the 100 Notable Books Of 2014. I was a bit dismayed to find, when I read through the list, that I had not read one single book … Continue reading
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I’m Not Addicted To Reading…
“O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree…”
The perfect Christmas tree for book lovers.
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What George Bernard Shaw Had To Say About Christmas
It was on this day in 1946 that George Bernard Shaw wrote to the Reynolds News: “Christmas is for me simply a nuisance. The mob supports it as a carnival of mendacity, gluttony, and drunkenness. Fifty years ago, I invented … Continue reading
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Happy 171st Anniversary To “A Christmas Carol”
It was on this day in 1843 that Charles Dickens published “A Christmas Carol”, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, whom Dickens described as “a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner. Hard and sharp as flint, from which no … Continue reading
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The Art Of Making A Book
I’ve been in large printing plants and seen the huge presses used to print books, but that is not the ART of making a book; that is just the process that has been mechanized and modernized through the years to … Continue reading
How Do YOU Pronounce “Moleskine”?
I’ve been a fan and avid user of Moleskine notebooks for many years. I’m going to need a new one soon and I haven’t been able to find them in the office supply and general department stores I’ve looked in. … Continue reading
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Another Reason The Book Is Always Better Than The Movie
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced
Last month I wrote about the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards 2014 voting and today Goodreads has announced the winners in the 20 different categories that made it through the semi-final round from November 10th to the 15th … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Madeleine L’Engle
Today would have been Madeleine L’Engle’s 96th birthday, had she not passed away in 2007. Madeleine L’Engle was the author of the Newbery Medal Award-winning novel “A Wrinkle in Time”, which is one of my favorite books from my childhood. … Continue reading
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Oxford Dictionaries Word Of The Year 2014 – “Vape”
Oxford Dictionaries announced today that its International Word of the Year for 2014 is “vape”, a word that, language research conducted by the editors reveals, has doubled in usage during 2014 when compared to 2013. With the growing popularity of … Continue reading
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