Photos, books, links and writing related to reading
Everything tagged reading
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11/08/07
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Man Booker Prize Shortlist To Be Free Downloads
Frankly I’m surprised they got the publishers to agree to do this, given that industry’s consistent lack of understand of digital media. Of course I’ve never really met a Man Booker novel I actually liked, but hey maybe the shortlist …continue reading »
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09/30/07
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British Library Books Go Digital
Good news from the British Library System, finally, some rare books are set to be available in digital form. From the BBC: More than 100,000 old books previously unavailable to the public will go online thanks to a mass digitization …continue reading »
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09/23/07
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The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders
George Saunders has a new one out entitled The Braindead Megaphone. Doesn’t take much to imagine what that’s referring to. Jason Kottke put up this excerpt from the title essay: Last night on the local news I watched a young …continue reading »
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09/18/07
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No Thanks, Mr. Nabokov
People always complain that there’s no good books being written anymore, but the truth is there’s no good books being published anymore. Ever since the publishing houses became multi-million dollar enterprises the level of risk taking dropped dramatically. Of course …continue reading »
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08/14/07
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Theatrum Virtutum
More georgeous books from BibliOdyssey: “As the title page above suggests, ‘Theatrum Virtutum’ (The Theatre of Virtues) was something of a homage to the learned and widely respected catholic bishop and papal envoy during the Counter-Reformation, Stanislaus Hosius (1504-1579). “He …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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The Power of Yes: A Simple Way to Get More Out of Life
From Get Rich Slowly: “For much of my adult life I’ve been shackled by fear. I’ve been afraid to try new things, afraid to meet new people, afraid of doing anything that might lead to failure. This fear confined me …continue reading »
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05/30/07
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The Itinerant Poetry Librarian
I can’t remember how I ran across this site, but it’s kind of cool. A woman who travels around promoting “lost and forgotten” poetry. No idea what is classified as lost and forgotten or whether it’s worth promoting, I just …continue reading »
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04/02/07
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Increase Your Reading Comprehension
Educator Ann McNeal of Hampshire College offers a four-step guide for reading with greater comprehension. While her tips primarily apply to students trying to slog their way through academia, anyone who wants to read with more comprehension will get something …continue reading »
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01/16/07
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National Archives on Footnote.com
Footnote.com has teamed up with the National Archives to put original images of historical documents on the Internet for the first time. The press release says there’s something like 4 million documents available. I just spent twenty minutes browsing through …continue reading »
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05/17/06
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The Elegant Variation
Bookmark Now is a collection of essays by writers in their 20s and 30s (or those who came of age in publishing in the last ten years. One is 42. One is 19) asserting and celebrating the continued relevance of …continue reading »
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05/17/06
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Writing in Unreaderly Times by Kevin Smokler
“…since I’ve never been on time for any cultural trend in my life, I’d rather be at the party now, with great potential just ahead, than in some imagined past where a nation read together, authors walked as gods on …continue reading »
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05/17/06
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Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline, According to NEA Survey
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05/17/06
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village voice > news > The Essay by Paul Collins
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05/17/06
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Reading lists speak volumes in schools
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05/17/06
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Matching boys with books
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