Category: Literary Linking
-
Literary Linking: September 19 – 23
My favorite bookish links from the week of September 19 – 23: The Best Cities for Book Lovers “A data-driven approach to measuring which cities were the best for book lovers.” Why Do Books Publish on Tuesdays? New books almost always pub on Tuesday. But why? Of all the anonymous days of the week, Tuesday is the most anonymous….
-
Literary Linking: September 12 – 16
My favorite bookish links from the week of September 12 – 16: Dictionary Fans Might Squee: OED Adds New Words, Because YOLO “A fusty old tome? Fuhgeddaboudit! The Oxford English Dictionary regularly updates to reflect English’s evolution.” There’s Something about Airport Bookstores “Because I follow my own version of the Boy Scout Code as applied to books,…
-
Literary Linking: September 5 – 9
My favorite bookish links from the week of September 5 – 9: Moomins and Tintin are great, but where are new translated children’s books? “While we readily pick up books from the Anglosphere, a world of children’s literature in other languages is undiscovered because they have not been translated. Let’s fix that.” The Librarian’s Gift…
-
Literary Linking: August 29 – September 2
My favorite bookish links from the week of August 29 – September 2: Food Manga: Where Culture, Conflict And Cooking All Collide “In Japan, nearly every interest has a manga dedicated to it, whether it’s sports, music or shooting pool. So it’s no wonder that food, which has always been tied to Japan’s cultural identity,…
-
Literary Linking: August 22 – 26
My favorite bookish links from the week of August 22 – 26: New Study Shows Reading Harry Potter Lowers Americans’ Opinions of Donald Trump “Because Trump’s political views are widely viewed as opposed to the values espoused in the Harry Potter series,” Mutz writes in the study, “exposure to the Potter series may play an…
-
Literary Linking: August 15 – 19
My favorite bookish links from the week of August 15 – 19: What President Obama Is Reading This Summer “President Obama is on Martha’s Vineyard for his annual vacation, and he’s packed a hearty and diverse book bag for the beach.” The Hamilton Reading List: For Those Kids That Just Can’t Get Enough “I know…
-
Literary Linking: August 8 – 12
My favorite bookish links from the week of August 8 -12: The Merits of Reading Real Books To Your Children “A new Harry Potter book and a new round of stories about midnight book release parties reminded me of the persistent power of words printed on a page to shape children’s lives.” From Preschool…
-
Literary Linking: August 1 – 5
Every Saturday, I will share a handful of my favorite literary links from the past week. Happy reading! The Most Beautiful Libraries in Each US State “Libraries are timeless treasures. Even as pulpy paperbacks get swapped out for electronic ink, we still crave a physical space where we can surround ourselves with knowledge. When done…