Reading Copy Book Blog

There was an article this morning in the Daily Mail mentioning a children’s colouring book, which Richard mentioned in a post earlier today. Which reminded me of all the other coloring books not at all meant for children that I’ve seen starting in the 1940s, with the horrible racism and war propaganda, to the 1960s, [...]

Collectible editions of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: a copy sold for £35,000 at a London auction house on April 27th.

Britain’s Sunday Times reports that Nicole Kidman, who read The Other Hand on a recent flight from Los Angeles to Australia, is so eager to star in film adaptation of the book, that she’s competing with several film studios to secure rights to the book.

Introducing the 9-11 coloring book to teach kids about coping with disaster. Sometimes I just despair….

Penguin just posted an awsome covers collage of a number of their science fiction titles ranging from their classic orange covers to some really funky designs. With just a brief scan you can see Penguin’s reach when it comes to publishing: Cat’s Cradle, The War of the Worlds, Clockwork Orange, The Chrysalids, and more.. You [...]

15 books that will always stick with me for one reason or another, off the top of my head.

The Guardian writes about the apparent revival of exclamation marks. I’ve visited Westward Ho! in Devon and very impressed to see a huge ! on the signs. It has a lovely beach too. Imagine living there and being able to list Westward Ho! as your address. I’ve never read Charles Kingsley’s historical novel but 1855 [...]

… the ones that have 17 pounds of Heroin packed into them. (Via Bookninja)

“Good night, Gorilla”, says the zookeeper not realizing that Gorilla is taking the cage keys from his belt loop. good-night-gorilla-rathmann

It’s bedtime at the zoo and all the animals are going to sleep. Or rather they should be!

Even in lean times, these cookbooks can help you to save money and eat well with frugal food tips.