Thanks to some ingenious street artists in Utrecht a bookshelf has lifted an old building’s appearance, the spirits of visitors, and the residents lucky enough to live there… Continue reading Books Give Facelift to Old Building
Satirical writer and novelist (Not For Public Consumption) highlights the Roommate from Hell and the Top Seven Holiday Don’ts in this satirical comic strip. The Holiday Don’t List So apparently my roommates had a House Meeting and didn’t invite … Continue reading 7 Things to Avoid when Holiday Guests are in Town
This was a disappointing book. On the NYT 10 best book list and billed as young woman’s fight for control and independence by going vegetarian despite the wishes of husband and family, it started out as a book about … Continue reading BOOK REVIEW: The Vegetarian (Fiction)
Reading fiction books changes our brain in a positive way–in a way that reading nonfiction books or reading nothing at all does not do. More specifically, it appears reading fiction books makes people nicer social beings. This, according to scientific … Continue reading Reading Fiction Makes People Nicer: Scientific Research
A popular literary prize in Canada has been suspended after the prize finalists publicly protested Amazon’s sponsorship. Wow. Imagine that happening with U.S. authors. (No, we can’t imagine it either. heh.) – The authors said they had not been made … Continue reading Literary Prize Authors Condemn Amazon Sponsorship, Suspending Contest
