Terry Pratchett, April 28, 1948-March 12, 2015 Read more
Commentary
An old Shelves favorite – coming to a theater near you
Way back in 2007, my book club read In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. Loved the book (I’m a big fan of real-life adventures) but it was a poor choice for the book club. There wasn’t much to debate, really – whales are big, starvation is bad – and we were all… Read more
A great little song & a plug for a friend
A friend of mine at Felony & Mayhem Press passed this song along to me. They are vying for a FedEx small business grant and if you like their song, I hope you’ll vote for their business! There’s a link below to vote and you can vote once a day using your social media logins. Even if you decide not to vote,… Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day!
The [Book] Blizzard of 2015
Dear Readers, I don’t know about the weather where you are but here, at The Shelves, there has been a blizzard of books! I have towering stacks of books covering just about every available surface! I am tempted to engage in some typical blizzard behavior and make a French Toast Run (go to the grocery store for eggs, milk and… Read more
Awesome vending machine sells random book titles
I cannot tell you how much this made me smile! Thanks to MyModernMet for the story. The Monkey’s Paw, an antiquarian bookshop in Toronto, has built a fabulous vending machine. Put in $2 in quarters and get a book – a random book, any book, a completely unpredictable surprise book! For book lovers, what could be better? Who knows what… Read more
Quotables
Enough bookshelves — I’m not sure I understand the phrase… “I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.” – Anna Quindlen, American author Read more
Bringing Classic Characters to Life
I stumbled across this on MyModernMet, and I wanted to share it. these little dioramas are adorable, bringing tiny illustrations of classic book characters to life. Here’s more about the project: Thomas Allen brings literary characters to life in a charming diorama series of paper “dolls” cut from book illustrations. The tiny people he frees from the pages of vintage… Read more
Welcome to 2015!
The Epic Reads Glossary
I have been having so much fun on the Epic Reads Glossary! You’ll probably see some of my favorites pop up here from time to time… Read more