Thanks to all of this heat, I've been staying inside, staying still, and trying to stay cool. This has involved a lot of news articles-- particularly bookish articles. 'The Free Black Women’s Library amplifies the voices of female African American writers' by Eva Recinos via the Los Angeles Times Little Free Libraries are popping up … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #10
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Bookish Headlines #9
It occurred to me the other day that I have built up quite the collection of saved articles. Sounds like it's time for another round of Bookish Headlines! '24 Fantasy Authors On The Books That Made Them Fall In Love With The Genre' by Kristian Wilson, via Bustle I always find it interesting to see … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #9
Bookish Headlines #8
There is a lot of awful news these days, but luckily there is book news out there to help us feel a smidgen better. 'Will Translated Fiction Ever Really Break Through?' by Chad Post via Vulture I've been making an effort to read translated fiction in the past few years, and it's been a … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #8
Bookish Headlines #7
There is news in the world, and some of it is bookish! 'Try Reading a Children's Book to Understand Complicated or Uninteresting Topics' by Emily Price via Lifehacker When we want to learn new things, we often go out and get a big nonfiction book on the topic, and then bore our socks off because … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #7
Bookish Headlines #5
And here's another round of Bookish Headlines, where I stumble across a collection of book-related headlines in the hopes that you, Dear Reader, will find them interesting. Sometimes you do. Sometimes I think that you think I'm the nerdiest book person who ever booked... My Father's Stack of Books by Kathryn Schulz via The New … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #5
Bookish Headlines #3
It's time for another round of bookish headlines, wherein I gather stories about bookish topics and arrange them for you in no particular order. I have a habit of scrolling through the news when things are slow at work, so I may as well put my boredom to good use and share what I find, … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #3
Bookish Headlines #2
Well, the first installment of Bookish Headlines went over well, so here's round two. It's a hodgepodge of topics, including suggestions about how to organize your books, reasons to read old books in spite of their 'problematic' qualities, and a list of Golden Age science fiction novels: Virginia Woolf? Snob! Richard Wright? Sexist! Dostoevsky? Anti-semite! … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #2
Bookish Headlines #1
I scroll through a decent amount of news headlines in a given week, and a lot of those are book related. I always want to chat about these stories, but my coworkers are not nearly as bookish as I am, so it's difficult to have a conversation about some YA controversy with them. I also … Continue reading Bookish Headlines #1
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