Check out this terrific map of fictional locations in the UK. The towns are from literature and film. Do you recognize any?
Check out this terrific map of fictional locations in the UK. The towns are from literature and film. Do you recognize any?
Someone is ripping the pages of books in a bookstore and the public library in the Kent town of Herne Bay. The local police have been notified but so far there are no leads on who the “book ripper” might be. Read more here from The Guardian.
Do you prefer audio books over print? Apparently many readers in the UK do. The Guardian reports that last year the sale of print books dropped while there was growth in audio book sales.
A man in India told his to-be in-laws that he did not want a dowry. Instead they surprised him with a gift of books. Read more here from the Telegraph.
Do you like Harlequin romance novels? If so, brace yourself. Harlequin now has its own film studio which will draw from Harlequin books. Read more from Publishers Weekly.
Do all nonfiction book get fact-checked? Who pays for fact-checking? Who has the most at stake? Surprising information on this topic in this NPR interview.
The library at the University of Southern Denmark recently discovered that 3 books in their collection have high levels of arsenic in their covers. The books date back to the 1500s and 1600s. Micro x-ray fluorescence discovered the poison while library personnel were trying to determine if the materials used to make the covers were old documents that could be read. What a surprise! :0
Do you have a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone? Rare, first editions are selling for thousands. Here are the details.
Artists in the Netherlands have created beautiful murals of bookshelves on apartment buildings featuring the favorite titles of the residents who live there. What titles would be on your house/building? 🙂
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