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How JK Rowling Plotted Harry Potter With A Hand-drawn Spreadsheet

Interesting.

Posted 08 April 2015 § Library § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Mark Zuckerberg Starts Online Book Club – Is He The Internet Generation’s Oprah?

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has started an online book club to help facilitate his annual resolution.  Other years, he’s pledged to do everything from study Mandarin to wearing a tie every day to meeting one new person (who doesn’t work for Facebook) each day.  This year, he’s aiming to read at least one book every […]

Posted 04 January 2015 § Internet § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Ridiculous Hypothetical Questions”

Posted 23 December 2014 § Internet § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

19 Unbelievably Laughable Book Fails

Some funny stuff.

Posted 16 November 2014 § Humour § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

What Book Publishers Can Learn From Luxury Brands

Here’s an interesting argument from the Globe & Mail that book publishers hurt themselves right out of the gate by allowing retailers to set the terms (discounts, merchandising, etc.) by which their books – even the high-demand latest releases – are sold. It goes on to say that publishers should act like luxury good brands […]

Posted 09 November 2014 § Library § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

10 Novels That Are Scarier Than Most Horror Movies

Boo!

Posted 28 October 2014 § List § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak

Posted 26 October 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – What Quote or Line From A Book That Changed Your Life?

A fun question on /r/books. Not sure what my pick would be – maybe “So it goes” from Slaughterhouse Five as a perfect illustration of how shit happens and then we die? Or on a more optimistic note: ““And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think […]

Posted 24 October 2014 § FridayFunLink § Library § List § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Instead of begging, he provides book reviews.”

This young man sits on the side of Empire Road in South Africa and instead of begging he provides book reviews. He collects all these books, reads each of them, and provides reviews for people passing by. If you like the review, he will try to sell you the book. This is how he makes […]

Posted 14 October 2014 § Jobs § Photo § PopCulture § Randomness § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – All The Cool Kids Hang Out at the Library

More on how the earliest recorded signature of Elvis Presley was discovered.

Posted 05 September 2014 § FridayFunLink § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,