Posted on June 5, 2015 at 12:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Here's a sample of what you might have missed around the Internet this past week.
CHILDHOOD FAVORITES, REVISITED
The Internet's business model has roots in The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series' — successful — reliance on ghostwriters (via The Atlantic).
Six longtime Judy Blume readers who found fame themselves discuss what her books meant to them (via The New York Times).
GROUNDS FOR DISCUSSION
Are you willing to pay as much for a book as you are for a hamburger? One author thinks you should be; commenters disagreed (via Passive Blog).
Are there now "too many books?" And even if not, what does the wealth of reading material mean for everyone from readers up to publishers? (via Thought Catalog)
PJ Kavanagh’s memoir "The Perfect Stranger" changed David Nicholls' life. Can you say the same about anything you've read? (via The Guardian)
FUN AND GAMES
The Guardian invites you to test yourself on how well you know Judy Blume's oeuvre and female protagonists in general.
Spice up your everyday language with some of these quirky regional words and phrases (via Mental Floss).
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