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Monthly Archives: November 2025
The Universal Force
A letter from Albert Einstein to his daughter: on The Universal Force of Love In the late 1980s, Lieserl, the daughter of the famous genius, donated 1,400 letters, written by Einstein, to the Hebrew University, with orders not to publish … Continue reading
See it before it burns
The annual giant Swedish holiday goat [live YouTube, Bluesky] is built and (currently) standing. Now well-guarded and protected, the goat has not been destroyed or burnt down since 2021 (although damaged in 2023 by jackdaws). This contrasts with 1969 to 1980 where the annual roll-call … Continue reading
Word of the Year Doot Doot
For its Word of the Year, Dictionary.com has selected “6-7” from its list of contenders for terms capturing the Zeitgeist of language and culture over the past twelve months. The meme, phrase and accompanying hand gestures from a nonsense lyric … Continue reading
Bookish Quotes
I recently ran across Great Bookish Quotes, published in 2023. The entertaining collection of thoughtful passages was edited by the American Library Association, and celebrates the power and magic of books through memorable quotes. This anthology brings together some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Dan Rather, Sidney Sheldon, Theodore Roosevelt
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You can never have too many books, etc.
Visiting the New York home of that other famous Tarantino: A Home That Proves You Can Never Have Too Many Books If you are searching for holiday gifts for the children in your life, you can’t go wrong with The … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's literature, illustrated books, Nicaragua, NYC, Tblisi
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Goodnight Moon IRL
Would you like to sleep in one of the most iconic rooms in children’s literature? To do so just visit the Sheraton Boston Hotel and check out its new Goodnight Moon suite. The charming suite recreates Margaret Wise Brown’s classic … Continue reading
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Tagged book illustration, Boston, Children's literature, Hotels
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Get on board
The inaugural Chicagoland Holiday Bookstore Trolley will make its debut next month. Organized by the Chicagoland Independent Booksellers Alliance, the holiday trolley will take a group of 25 book lovers plus one guide on a festive tour of independent bookstores in Chicago … Continue reading
If we lose this, we lose all.
You may have noticed that the books you really love are bound together by a secret thread. You know very well what is the common quality that makes you love them, though you cannot put it into words: but most … Continue reading
Tsundoku
The term “tsundoku,” in Japanese, refers to the habit of acquiring more and more books and allowing them to accumulate on shelves and pile up on the floor. This is not viewed as a manifestation of neglect, but rather one … Continue reading
Word on the Street (Books)
“Word on the Street Books is more than a bookstore—it’s a book truck bringing joy to Livermore California, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Housed in a classic 1973 Steyr Puch Haflinger, our book truck is a unique sight … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 