For this first day back from the Memorial Day weekend, I thought we’d look once again at an Awesome Literary Thing. This time it’s something called a Little Free Library. Anything that spreads reading is good in my book (no pun intended), so I was excited when I saw the Boing Boing post about this [...]
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Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
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Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: May 22, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionAs you could probably tell just from reading this blog, I am an avid reader. I like to read books, I like to talk about books, and I like to discuss books with others. I am not, however, a big art person. But when I saw these art pieces regarding the joy of reading, I [...]
What should the “new”bookstore be like? As we all move toward better, shinier technology, will the bookstore be left behind? Last year we saw Borders, a major bookstore chain, go out of business. Personally, I had never even imagined Borders would be gone one day. I felt like it was institution, a certainty in life. [...]
Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: May 8, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionSometimes life catches up with us, we get tired, and we just want to look at some Awesome Literary Things. Let’s make today one of those times. Today’s Awesome Literary Thing is innovative bookshelves. Sure, anyone can build the traditional horizontal shelves on their wall or put together those white, stacking boxes from Ikea. I’m [...]
For years I have been intrigued by the idea of a commonplace book. From what I understand, a commonplace book is where you accumulate all sorts of information, tidbits, interesting ideas, and things you think you may find useful in the future. I’ve always wanted to keep a commonplace book, but I’ve never gotten around to it. [...]
A recent blog post on the Book Riot site was bravely named I Haven’t Been to the Library in Almost a Year: A Story of Shame. In this post, Kit Steinkellner discusses how she has been delinquent of late with her library visits and why that has happened. When I saw the title of the post, I [...]
Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: April 10, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionThis week’s Awesome Literary Thing: A Window Into the Writers’ Space Are you ever curious about where other writers do their writing? I know I am. Maybe I’m just insufferably nosy, but I love peeping into writer’s writing spaces and seeing how they work. A writer’s space can tell you what they want around them [...]
Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: April 3, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionOn this lovely Tuesday morning, the blog’s discussion post turns again to Awesome Literary Things in the world around us. This week we turn to the world of animation for a charming story about a town in despair and the sanctuary and rebirth that can come from literature. A few days ago, a co-worker of [...]
Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: March 27, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionThe bookstore, whichever one it may be, is one of my favorite places on earth. But it is quite clear that not all bookstores are created equal. Last week I talked about bibliophiles and things they gravitate towards on account of their crippling addition to books. One of those things is, invariably, bookstores. Last Tuesday [...]
Discuss: Awesome Literary Things
Posted: March 20, 2012 in Awesome Literary Things, Community DiscussionThis week, the discussion blog post turns once again to Awesome Literary Things that exist in our world. If you’re here at this blog, if you read the Jet Fuel Review, and if you travel within the literary world, then chances are you are a bibliophile to some degree. You may ask what a ‘bibliophile’ [...]
