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1drneutron
If you run across and interesting article or web site, post it here for everybody to see. As with the Message Board, we'd like to keep discussion to a minimum on this thread.
2maggie1944
Got it starred.
3ErisofDiscord
http://www.shorpy.com/ - a website of historical photographs. It's fascinating looking at things that used to be.
4swynn
Locus (the British science fiction trade magazine) has an entertaining roundtable discussion with authors & editors talking about the silly things editors and authors and teachers and students sometimes say.
http://www.locusmag.com/Roundtable/2011/12/roundtable-the-silliest-thing/
My favorite, from author/professor Adrienne Martini:
I teach a Theater Appreciation class, in addition to some writing and a little comm. The students in the Theater class have to see productions on campus and write about all of the elements of theater that we’ve talked about in class, including the sort of stage that it was presented on. As a refresher, the major types of stage are thrust, proscenium and arena.
And the student wrote: The Marriage of Figaro was on a perineum stage.
Which really made me wonder what show she saw.
http://www.locusmag.com/Roundtable/2011/12/roundtable-the-silliest-thing/
My favorite, from author/professor Adrienne Martini:
I teach a Theater Appreciation class, in addition to some writing and a little comm. The students in the Theater class have to see productions on campus and write about all of the elements of theater that we’ve talked about in class, including the sort of stage that it was presented on. As a refresher, the major types of stage are thrust, proscenium and arena.
And the student wrote: The Marriage of Figaro was on a perineum stage.
Which really made me wonder what show she saw.
5avatiakh
Kitty Lit: Cats on Classic Book Covers at abebooks:
http://www.abebooks.com/books/cats-feline-book-covers-spoof-satire/kitty-lit.sht...
http://www.abebooks.com/books/cats-feline-book-covers-spoof-satire/kitty-lit.sht...
6souloftherose
A long but very interesting article from The Guardian books blog listing the major literary events of 2012 (centennaries, book releases, prizes, film adaptations etc.).
7alcottacre
#6: I would love to see The Mystery of Edwin Drood. I wonder if PBS here in the States is going to pick it up some time.
8souloftherose
#7 I saw a post on imdb saying that it's coming to PBS in the Spring Stasia so hopefully you will be able to see it.
I can't decide whether to watch it or wait until I've read the book (which won't be this year).
I can't decide whether to watch it or wait until I've read the book (which won't be this year).
9alcottacre
#8: Oh, good! Thanks for letting me know.
I have already read the book, Heather. It is a pretty quick read for Dickens and of course, it is unfinished so you have to be prepared for that.
I have already read the book, Heather. It is a pretty quick read for Dickens and of course, it is unfinished so you have to be prepared for that.
10avatiakh
Booktryst blog celebrates the life of Ronald Searle by looking at Slightly Foxed - Still Desirable: Ronald Searle's Wicked World of Book Collecting
12avatiakh
Finnegan's List for 2012: Polyglot Europeans Pick Titles for Translation - an interesting Publishing Perspectives article about books that should be more widely translated with a link to the 2012 list.
13Robreads
Ooh I would love to see that list. Unfortunately every link I have found for it tells me the page is missing.
FOUND IT: On the European Authors association site http://www.seua.org/files/brochure_finale.pdf
FOUND IT: On the European Authors association site http://www.seua.org/files/brochure_finale.pdf
14RosyLibrarian
Attention all fellow Downton Abbey lovers! The New York Times published a neat reading list if you love the show. The article is here.
15thornton37814
Interesting article by a gentleman who is writing a book about Presidents and their books, focusing on Jefferson's Bible. The article is here.
16avatiakh
Classics going to waste - an opinion article on the out-of-print status of many fine Australian books
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/classics-going-to-waste-201...
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/classics-going-to-waste-201...
17souloftherose
A couple of interesting articles from The Guardian books blog:
1) A slightly disturbing article about the self-epublishing bubble.
2) A very amusing article about the overuse of the word 'literally'. The comments are also well worth a read.
1) A slightly disturbing article about the self-epublishing bubble.
2) A very amusing article about the overuse of the word 'literally'. The comments are also well worth a read.
18AMQS
A couple needs a home for their 30,000 volume Rocky Mountain Land Library:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20002287
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20002287
19AMQS
>17 souloftherose: I enjoyed the article about the use of the word 'literally.' It reminded me of an article published several years ago in Sports Illustrated:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024167/1/index.htm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024167/1/index.htm
20drneutron
Saw this over on the Green Dragon - interesting article on the benefits of re-reading books.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=1078698...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=1078698...
21AMQS
>20 drneutron: The article had me at the first sentence: "Book hoarders of the world can rest easy."
22AMQS
Out of date reference titles turned into amazing works of art:
http://karanarora.posterous.com/insane-art-formed-by-carving-books-with-surgi
http://karanarora.posterous.com/insane-art-formed-by-carving-books-with-surgi
23ErisofDiscord
What will you find in your local countryside? Maybe something as interesting as this: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/15098
24laytonwoman3rd
This essay may be of interest to anyone with loved one on the autism spectrum. The collection of essays referred to has been published now -- By The Iowa Sea
25tymfos
24 I saw the reference you posted to it on Jim's thread. I've already added the collection to my Ever-Expanding List. Thanks so much for the links, Linda!
26laytonwoman3rd
De nada, Terri. I should give credit to the brilliant blogger who brought it to my attention, Murr Brewster .
27laytonwoman3rd
An interview with Marilynne Robinson heard yesterday morning on NPR.
28rosalita
From linguist Stan Carey: "On the meaning(s) of "nice" in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and elsewhere.
29majkia
As someone who lives in Niceville (shudder) I follow most discussions regarding the word. George Carlin's monologue is still my favorite though. ;)
31qebo
TED talk about book cover design: http://www.ted.com/talks/chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_i....
32thornton37814
Interesting article on the value of reading (with some interesting stats): http://donmilleris.com/2012/04/03/want-to-do-meaningful-work-keep-reading-litera...
34DorsVenabili
I saw this on facebook today and thought it was quite amusing.
Who said it, James Joyce or Kool Keith?: http://hudsonhongo.com/joyce/
Who said it, James Joyce or Kool Keith?: http://hudsonhongo.com/joyce/
35qebo
Paper books vs ebooks: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/04/books-bits-vs-atoms.html.
36ronincats
Books on the Nightstand mentioned this article on "How to Read Faulkner"
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Faulkner-101-How-to-Read-William-Faulkner
http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Faulkner-101-How-to-Read-William-Faulkner
37maggie1944
#35 - thanks. I love this line: "If I can get a used copy of a book for less than the eBook, no sale. If I can get a new copy of a book for less than the eBook, no sale and screw you."
Don't be misled, the above is not the main point of the article. Read the whole thing to see what is being said!
Don't be misled, the above is not the main point of the article. Read the whole thing to see what is being said!
38laytonwoman3rd
#36. Thank you for sharing that one, Roni. Well said, Mr. Hamblin.
39mene
The paper books vs ebooks article is really interesting. I also liked the http://www.codinghorror.com/.a/6a0120a85dcdae970b016303f1aafc970d-800wi picture :D
I am thinking about writing a post about e-books now as well :P *starts thinking about it*
I am thinking about writing a post about e-books now as well :P *starts thinking about it*
41avatiakh
Pays to be careful when ordering a bestseller from Amazon as this Amazon's knock-off problem article brings to light.
#39 - love that image
#40 - thanks for that article
#39 - love that image
#40 - thanks for that article
42brenzi
A hysterical explanation for why the Pulitzer prize for fiction wasn't awarded
43katiekrug
>42 brenzi: - That's great, Bonnie! Thanks for sharing.
45MikeBriggs
I want to see the cat videos.
46drneutron
Nice interview with Neil Gaiman talking about his current reading, etc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/books/review/neil-gaiman-shares-his-reading-ha...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/books/review/neil-gaiman-shares-his-reading-ha...
47Morphidae
>46 drneutron: Oh, how fun.
My favorite quote:
The second year, I read a lot of first chapters and took delight in hurling books across the room if I knew I would not be reading the second chapter.
Then I’d go and pick them up again, because they are books, after all, and we are not savages.
My favorite quote:
The second year, I read a lot of first chapters and took delight in hurling books across the room if I knew I would not be reading the second chapter.
Then I’d go and pick them up again, because they are books, after all, and we are not savages.
48Morphidae
How about a quote from an author?
The second year, I read a lot of first chapters and took delight in hurling books across the room if I knew I would not be reading the second chapter.
Then I’d go and pick them up again, because they are books, after all, and we are not savages.
- Neil Gaiman
The second year, I read a lot of first chapters and took delight in hurling books across the room if I knew I would not be reading the second chapter.
Then I’d go and pick them up again, because they are books, after all, and we are not savages.
- Neil Gaiman
49lycomayflower
Little Libraries in the Neighborhood
I advise against reading the comments on the article. Jeez but some people are paranoid, cranky, pessimistic farts.
I advise against reading the comments on the article. Jeez but some people are paranoid, cranky, pessimistic farts.
50laytonwoman3rd
Putting in a plug, as I periodically do, for G. W. Hawkes, who professed to and advised the person posting in No. 49 above, as well as some other brilliant authors and teachers of my acquaintance, and who is an author who deserves to be much more widely read himself.
51lycomayflower
Interview with Kate Beaton, what writes the Hark! A Vagrant strip. Kifed from @geatland
52thornton37814
LC has released its list of "Books that Shaped America." You'll find the list at: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/. The press release is at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-123.html.
53tymfos
Thanks for posting that, Lori. Interesting list! Funny, most of those that I've read, were read pre-LT and therefore aren't cataloged among my reads. Maybe I should add them into my "read but no longer owned" lists?
54thornton37814
I probably should do the same, Terri. I've read quite a few of them. A friend of mine posted that list as her summer reading list this morning on Facebook, but I knew folks over here would find it interesting.
55avatiakh
As I'm currently reading Stonemouth by Scottish writer Iain Banks I found this Guardian article, The unnoticed bias of the Booker prize interesting.
56laytonwoman3rd
Larry McMurtry is selling out. His book store, that is. Interesting list of 100 books he's selected to "prime the bidders" at the auction.
57avatiakh
Amanda Craig shoots herself in the foot with this Telegraph article about Maeve Binchy and childless women writers, the comments put her in her place:
'This is the sound of an also-ran writer so desperate for both attention and hard cash that she'll churn out 1500 words while the subject of her ludicrously smug pity is still being buried. It's also the sound of a writer shooting herself in the foot when it comes to future support and endorsements within the publishing community - not all of whom have been blessed with the 'deeper understanding of human nature' Craig imagines is exclusive to unappreciated geniuses like herself. '
'This is the sound of an also-ran writer so desperate for both attention and hard cash that she'll churn out 1500 words while the subject of her ludicrously smug pity is still being buried. It's also the sound of a writer shooting herself in the foot when it comes to future support and endorsements within the publishing community - not all of whom have been blessed with the 'deeper understanding of human nature' Craig imagines is exclusive to unappreciated geniuses like herself. '
58gennyt
Thanks for those two articles, Kerry. I hope you are enjoying/did enjoy Stonemouth - I heard Banks talk about it at a recent book festival. As for Amanda Craig (who is she anyway?) - what an appalling article in so many ways!
61qebo
Photos of people around the world reading:
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/to-fly/
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/to-fly/
62maggie1944
Thank you, so much. It gave me a joy and a perspective of how we are all so much alike in this world.
64lycomayflower
Librarian Tatoos! Some of these are really neat.
65qebo
A book encoded in DNA:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/aug/16/book-written-dna-code
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/aug/16/book-written-dna-code
69avatiakh
The rather amusing - People Of The Bookshelf by Geraldine Brooks -
Alpha by subject ... or by dinner party seating rules? Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks on a shelving obsession.
http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/people-of-the-bookshelf/413/
Alpha by subject ... or by dinner party seating rules? Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks on a shelving obsession.
http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/people-of-the-bookshelf/413/
70gennyt
#69 That's very funny. I think I've sometimes been aware of incongruous combinations on the shelves, but I've not gone to the lengths of reshelving to avoid them.
71norabelle414
>69 avatiakh: Oh my goodness, thanks so much for sharing, Kerry! I totally do that too and now I don't feel so alone!
72avatiakh
70/71 - I don't have enough shelves to manage any sort of order, but loved the idea of shelves in the garage for my unloved writers!
An article about possible conflict of interest in the Nobel Prize for literature selection which puts a slight tarnish on the selection of Mo Yan as his Swedish translator was on the panel and stands to gain from sales of his translated books.
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/18/was_there_a_conflict_of_interest_...
An article about possible conflict of interest in the Nobel Prize for literature selection which puts a slight tarnish on the selection of Mo Yan as his Swedish translator was on the panel and stands to gain from sales of his translated books.
http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/18/was_there_a_conflict_of_interest_...
73tymfos
Apparently, there has been a major security breach of customer credit/debit card data at 63 Barnes & Noble bookstores. Card reader/pin pads were hacked.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-pin-pads-hacked-at-chicagoar...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/hackers-get-credit-data-at-barnes-nob...
Supposedly, their databases for online purchases & Nook are not affected.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-pin-pads-hacked-at-chicagoar...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/hackers-get-credit-data-at-barnes-nob...
Supposedly, their databases for online purchases & Nook are not affected.
74gennyt
Just been reading the following article in the Saturday Guardian. It may be of interest to fellow European crime and detective fiction enthusiasts. I haven't yet listened to any of the related 15 part radio series on BBC Radio 4, but hope to catch up on iPlayer.
Crime's grand tour: European detective fiction
http://gu.com/p/3bcdy
Crime's grand tour: European detective fiction
http://gu.com/p/3bcdy
76maggie1944
>75 laytonwoman3rd: I enjoyed reading that article! He is smart, funny, and best of all 100% correct in his thinking.
78tymfos
Part One of an interview with author/historian David McCullough was on 60 Minutes last night; the segment (and a transcript) is available on the show's website:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57544862/journey-through-history-with-davi...
So good, I watched it twice!
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57544862/journey-through-history-with-davi...
So good, I watched it twice!
79avatiakh
An amusing look at living with a writer from The guardian - Writers who leave their wives lost for words
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/9648526/Writers-who-le...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/9648526/Writers-who-le...
80norabelle414
Spotted in this Sunday's Real Estate section of the Washington Post:
There's still demand for home libraries and bookcases
"Like all book lovers, however, these clients don’t simply own a lot of books; most express a strong emotional connection to them."
There's still demand for home libraries and bookcases
"Like all book lovers, however, these clients don’t simply own a lot of books; most express a strong emotional connection to them."
81laytonwoman3rd
#80 Very comforting, that.
82avatiakh
The 100 best books of 2012 from the New Zealand Listener
http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/the-100-best-books-of-2012/
http://www.listener.co.nz/culture/books/the-100-best-books-of-2012/
83avatiakh
US school curriculum will focus on nonfiction over literature from 2014
American literature classics are to be replaced by insulation manuals and plant inventories in US classrooms by 2014.
A new school curriculum which will affect 46 out of 50 states will make it compulsory for at least 70 per cent of books studied to be non-fiction, in an effort to ready pupils for the workplace.
Books such as JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will be replaced by "informational texts" approved by the Common Core State Standards.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9729383/Catcher-in-the-Rye-dro...
American literature classics are to be replaced by insulation manuals and plant inventories in US classrooms by 2014.
A new school curriculum which will affect 46 out of 50 states will make it compulsory for at least 70 per cent of books studied to be non-fiction, in an effort to ready pupils for the workplace.
Books such as JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will be replaced by "informational texts" approved by the Common Core State Standards.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9729383/Catcher-in-the-Rye-dro...
84laytonwoman3rd
#83 That article oversimplifies this issue quite a bit. Read more about it here. I hope this gets a LOT more media attention and discussion.
86markon
Yipes! Thanks for posting those two articles about literature in the American classroom.
On a different front, Turkey is lifting a ban on books dating from the 1950s onwards.
On a different front, Turkey is lifting a ban on books dating from the 1950s onwards.
87laytonwoman3rd
LT's very own Jeremy has an article in the latest print edition of Fine Books & Collections. Unfortunately, I don't think it's available on-line, but if you're interested in the magazine, here is their website.
88thornton37814
I couldn't find the table of contents. I wanted to see what the article was entitled.
89jbd1
>87 laytonwoman3rd:/88 - I have an article in every issue on a recent or forthcoming book auction :-) This one's on the November sale at Skinner in Boston.