A Girl Who Reads
April 11, 2012 
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A Girl Who reads – this beautiful spoken word poetry by Mark Grist celebrates the love of women who love to read.
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A timeline of Dystopian fiction
March 26, 2012 0 Comments
Good Reads has built an infographic about Dystopian fiction – I’m sure you can guess why. Two words… Hunger…. Games.
Read moreBelgian Royalties-Collection Society to Charge Volunteers Who Read to Kids
March 13, 2012 2 Comments
Belgian royalties association SABAM is demanding that libraries pay a royalty fee every time a volunteer reads books to children.
Read moreLiterary Collaborations: Two Heads Are Better Than One
March 5, 2012 0 Comments
It can’t be easy. Writing is usually a solitary profession and yet collaborations between authors are easy to find. It was Good Omens when Neil Gaiman worked with Terry Pratchett – a better combination of funny and weird is near impossible to find. And of course, Stephen King and Peter Straub were a Talismanic combination. [...]
Read moreThe biggest Dick and Jane book in the world
February 20, 2012 0 Comments
You could say the Dick and Jane books helped the Baby Boomer generation in North America to learn to read. But have you ever seen a Dick and Jane book like this one? The huge book in this video is an elephant folio – 19.5 inches wide by 25.5 inches high. It’s a special edition [...]
Read moreJust Rudyard Kipling
February 17, 2012 0 Comments
Collectible works, facts and biography about the unforgettable Rudyard Kipling.
Read moreWorld Book Night
February 6, 2012 3 Comments
Participate in World Book Night – register, be given free books, and go forth in your community and give them away. Viva La Book!
Read moreJ.D. Salinger – Fighting for Privacy Even After Death
February 2, 2012 1 Comment
JD Salinger died two years ago. To date, no new writing has been revealed or released. The literary world seems frustrated, but do we have any right to be?
Read moreAre Walter Scott’s books still readable?
February 1, 2012 0 Comments
I am pleased to see the Daily Telegraph writing that Walter Scott’s books are still relevant and readable. My daughter and I read an abridged version of Ivanhoe at bedtime last year and we enjoyed it very much. The Telegraph asks if the Twitter Generation can handle Scott. Scott, we are told, is not read. [...]
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