Meme - The Nearest Book

I picked up this meme at MadSilence.
Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. (No cheating!)
Beeing: Life, Motherhood, and 180,000 Honeybees by Rosanne Daryl Thomas
This is a fabulous book! I’ve kept it at my desk because I’ve wanted to mention it in a blog post. I never thought it would be this one. [...]

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You’re Waiting for Godot!
by Samuel Beckett
Many people think you’re extremely dull, but you’re just trying to be patient. Really patient. Patient to the point of absurdity, quite frankly. Whatever you’re waiting for isn’t going to just come along, so you can stop waiting. I promise. Move on with your life. Change of scenery might do [...]

Bookstores Worth Visiting - Vacation Spots

If you like to haunt bookstores, you might want to consider visiting those on this list. You certainly should visit these houses of literature if you live near them!

Traveling by the Book - A Catcher in the Rye

One of my all time favorite books is A Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. I was so pleased to discover an article on CNN the other day about following Holden Caulfield’s footsteps through New York City. I can’t think of a greater way to see the city.

In the Land of Faerie

I’m currently reading Neil Gaiman’s Stardust (a novel turning movie in the next few days); consequently, I’m loving all things faerie. While satisfying my curiosity about faerie things, I found the following sites. Enjoy!

World of Froud
Fairyland Trust
The Woodland Realm
The Faerie Grove
The Faerie Chronicles

Book & Film Review - 84, Charing Cross Road

The Book
84, Charing Cross Road is a collection of letters, the real life correspondence (1949-1969) between Helene Hanff, a scriptwriter living in New York City, and Frank Doel and his staff at Marks & Co, an antiquarian bookseller in London. Read the 90-something pages to learn how a love for books can create remarkable friendships. [...]

Publish Your Own Book

Don’t wait for a publisher to call you and say, “Hey, we just have to publish that 1,000 page novel of yours!” Publish your own tree killer at www.lulu.com.

May 5th is Free Comic Book Day!

The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day. Today it also happens to be Cinco de Mayo. Let’s go get some Mexican food and a margarita and then head on over to the local comic book store and grab our freebie!

100 Best Novels

Modern Library has developed a list of 100 Best Novels and 100 Best Nonfiction Books - check it out. After you look at that, take a look at what Project Gutenburg has to offer in the way of free ebooks.

Free Audio Books

Wow! This is cool. Download free digital audio books and listen on your MP3 player, computer, or burn the audio to a CD. You can also get free audio books at LibriVox.