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If you’re like me, then you haven’t heard of this gorgeous library and its unique exterior. Never fear, I’ll tell you a bit about it and show you two other places like it. 3 Libraries That Look Like Books 1. Library Les Méjanes Library Les Méjanes is a public library in Aix-en-Provence, France. It’s been around since 1810, but didn’t occupy its current location in an old match factory until 1989....
Sometimes, though, “summer read” can also be sub-genre unto itself, one in which summer is more an intrinsic part of the book’s story than simply its setting. Often populating this genre are stories of “summer friends” — intense, usually young friendships that are like flowers that only bloom in the white-hot rays of the summer sun. My family didn’t own a cottage or a summer house and I never went to sleep-away camp, so I didn’t really have specific summer friends....
Farm City by Novella Carpenter Novella Carpenter is the daughter of two hippies who raised her to live off the land—and yet she loves cities and urban life. She loves the energy, the community, and the eclectic individuals. That’s how she finds herself in a run-down part of Oakland combining her loves of farm and city. Novella starts a full-on urban farm in an abandoned lot behind her house. It’s complete with vegetables, chickens, turkeys, ducks, rabbits, bees, and pigs....
Some time ago, I was confronted with a major aspect of reading, something we aren’t conscious of. A friend of mine – a non-reader, by the way – explained to me how he could never get interested in reading. Simply because he had the worst difficulty ever: in his mind, he couldn’t imagine the universe, the characters’ physical qualities or any room that was being described in a book. Therefore, he eventually just gave up picking up books....
Justice Brennan, in announcing the judgement which did not have a majority opinion to it, stated: The Island Trees case came from an incident in the school district located in Levittown, New York, in 1975. A group which called themselves Parents of New York United submitted a list of 11 books they considered “inappropriate” to the school board, which then removed the books from the library and proceeded to send them through the review committee....
Fuentes was acutely aware of his audience, and he took them into consideration with every move he made, both politically and artistically. It is that awareness that contributed to his popularity as a writer in his native Mexico, as well as abroad. He, like his contemporary Octavio Paz, was greatly concerned with the search for identity. It is a search that has consumed Mexico and its people since the Spanish first arrived on their shores, and it will continue to do so long into the future....
This post originally ran November 7, 2014. Reading comics, you’ll note that the vast majority of characters hail from a couple of cities, be they real (Marvel, mostly) or fictional (DC’s marquee metropolises). However, close readers will also note that there are more than a few seemingly throwaway references to home cities and birthplaces throughout the US. With thousands of potential home towns for heroes and villains, I had to find out; can every state claim a character as their own?...
You can celebrate Women in Translation month in a bunch of ways. One is by participating in the 100 Best Women in Translation project launched by Meytal this year. The idea is to create a crowd-sourced list of the 100 best books by women in translation. Anyone can submit up to 10 nominations and Meytal will compile the results. Here are the ground rules: — #womenintranslation (@Read_WIT) July 1, 2019 So go ahead and send in your nominations today!...
Conflicting Nutella Nuggets of Information in Comics A few months ago, I read Our Cats are More Famous than Us by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota. This thick, neon-colored book is a collection of comics that span eight years and illustrate the lives of the authors. Ananth and Yuko move three times, make friends with eccentric individuals, and interact with their cats, when their cats allow it. It was such a good read that I finished the book, got a snack, and then started it over again....
Growing up, I always adored Batman, Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman. In my 20s, I did not embrace the geekiness as much, kinda hiding behind the early 2000s “Sex and the City” fashion vibes and media events that I schmoozed at. It wasn’t until about the mid 2000s when I met a wonderful group of gals that made my “Real Aurora” come out and I really let my geeky flag fly....
Mind, this does not invalidate what you did with Harry Potter. The series was remarkable for its time: it created a generation of compassionate readers, who have learned to stand up and fight injustice. You had people of color who were not brutally killed in the original series. No black characters died. Your Indian characters had depth, and reason to find Harry a prat. And you gave us Cedric Diggory and Sirius Black....
It does and there are. I’ve known about the @hotdudesreading account for several years now. It’s always been a thing that existed, like photos of tie-dye bagels or of women’s backs and their hands reaching backwards existed. I remember rolling my eyes a little bit when the Hot Dudes Reading book came out and then wondering how it came to be. Did the hot guys give their permission? How did the book-making people find the once-nameless hot dudes?...
On April 23, also known as World Book Day 2021, Dolly Parton posted the above photo to her Instagram, adding that she “dream[s] of writing [her] own novel one day. [wink emoji]” It is rare that a musician bridges the divide between literature and music as thoroughly as Dolly Parton has. She has been outspoken about her belief in the power of books and reading for decades, and her next project will tie reading and music together even more, and in retrospect the wink emoji at the end of her post is doing a lot of hinting....
Unfortunately print books and their digital counterparts are not indestructible, so it is likely that you’ll need to part with them eventually. This guide covers responsible methods for how to recycle your ereaders and digital tablets. If you’re looking for ways to part with printed books, check out Book Riot’s information for recycling those. The Importance of Responsibly Recycling E-Waste We all understand that printing books require thousands of pounds of paper, but initiatives like the Forest Stewardship Council, which encourages industries to use materials sourced from responsibly managed forests, and the Environmental Paper Network that, among other things, encourages the use of recycled fibers over virgin paper, help make the production of new books much less damaging to the environment....
Zombies Run by Naomi Alderman Best-known for searing feminist novel The Power, and author of several other books, Naomi Alderman is also the lead writer for the app Zombies Run (aka the only reason I do any exercise whatsoever). Zombies Run tells a story of hope, survival and friendship in a fantastically realised post-apocalyptic world, while also making your running route a lot more interesting (pro tip – don’t turn on Chases if it’s getting dark and you’re already a little bit spooked)....
