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Books in chains – Yeah, it’s book bondage – sorta. Actually this reminds me of a book I just read The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett which featured books that had been kept this way until a WWII bombing raid necessitated their removal. Here the librarian of ... more >
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The Secret Libraries of History “After news emerged about an underground reading room in Damascus, Fiona Macdonald discovers the places where writing has been hidden for centuries.” Some of these are secret libraries while another is more a private one with limited access. Two, however, are rewriting what we know ... more >
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Yes, One Book Can Change Your Life, Even In Prison – Reginald Dwayne Betts Jr. is a poet. He is also a memoirist with an MFA and a third (and final) year student at Yale Law School. And he got his start reading and writing poetry in prison, where he ... more >
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From mic drops to manspreading: an Oxford Dictionaries update -Well, it’s that time again – new words have been added to the Oxford Dictionaries, including the OED. There are some pretty good ones this year, depending on your definition of good. Manspreading might be my favorite, although butt-dial is pretty ... more >
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An Introverted Writer’s Lament – Reading this article reminded me of a great conversation I had with friends lately about how much more engaged and vocal the community of Romance authors seems to be now than, say, five years ago. I suggested that perhaps self-publishing has allowed authors to talk ... more >
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When you hear the word book, what comes to mind? I know may feel like an odd question, since we talk about books so routinely that the answer seems obvious. But stripping away everything but the word itself, what does it really mean? Is there a length or a format ... more >