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.

Classic Literature for Young People

This will be my second post pointing you to useful information provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. My discovery of the information in this post and the one just prior to it is a result of research I’m doing for a report.
Though the list of classic literature for young people is a summertime [...]

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. [...]

Tuesday Five

Today it is all about classic children’s literature. Find complete texts online.

Anne of Green Gables
The Wizard of Oz
The Call of the Wild
The Wind in the Willows
The Jungle Book

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.

Marshmallows

I was browsing one of my favorite websites today when I ran across this recipe for homemade marshmallows. I’ve never had homemade marshmallows, but I understand they are very yummy. While reading through the recipe, I wondered if there were any characters in literature with the name of Marshmallow. I rushed to Google and searched. [...]