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We have a new feature in our Rare Book Room this morning and it should appeal to fans of the surreal and the strange. It’s all about Une Semaine de Bonté (A Week of Kindness) by German artist Max Ernst. Created in just three weeks in 1934, Une Semaine de Bonté is a very bizarre [...]

The Claremont Review – the non-profit Victoria, BC-based literary magazine – has announced the winners of its annual writing contest for young people. The competition – which is sponsored by AbeBooks.com since 2005 – attracted more than 700 submissions of poetry and fiction from dedicated young writers, aged 19 and under, from across North America. [...]

According to graphic novel publishers Papercutz Barack Obama has made a cameo in their newest Hardy Boys graphic novel. President Obama also has a cameo apearance in THE HARDY BOYS Graphic Novel #16 “Shhhhhh!” also from Papercutz. Unlike his other more recent and highly-publicised comicbook appearances, as either a Conan-like Barbarian or Spider-Man’s partner-in-crimefighting, his [...]

It turns out that America’s newest supreme court judge, Sonia Sotomayor, was highly influenced by none other than Nancy Drew as a young girl. Looking up to her can do, never say die attitude even though she grew up in drastically different conditions.

A narrated video demonstrating the vastness of Chamblin BookMine in Jacksonville, FL.

I really enjoyed writing this feature about the 20 best adventure books of all time – each one is truly timeless. Some are a little old fashioned but that’s OK with me. I became really nostalgic for my childhood as I was trying to remember all these books. And then it all came flooding back [...]

In addition to presiding over a country, Barack Obama will be presiding over the ninth National Book Festival along with his wife, Michelle.

The Guardian prints the email that disgraced poet Ruth Padel sent to the Evening Standard newspaper about Derek Walcott’s sexual harassment allegation. If you’re going to do some smearing, at least get your spelling correct.

Not to be confused with the Man Booker Prize, the International Prize is awarded every two years to a living author whose work has contributed to fiction on the world stage. Alice Munro is the third recipient of this prize, previous winners were Ismail Kadaré in 2005 and Chinua Achebe in 2007. We were all [...]

Charles Kipps’ book Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of Kevin Maher is rumoured to possibly include a mugshot of Danielle Staub, a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” personality.