Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 18, 2021

Posted on 01/23/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

Tagged As: Just for fun

All of the word-of-the-year coverage you could want

Posted on 01/22/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re squeaking in one last word-of-the-year post while it’s still technically the first month of the new year. The Columbia...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Just for fun, Language

Bookish birthdays for the week of January 17, 2021

Posted on 01/17/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of January 17, 2021: Anton Chekhov (January 17, 1860): Chekhov’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 11, 2021

Posted on 01/16/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

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Will 2021 revive the Jennifer Egan-Jonathan Franzen rivalry?

Posted on 01/10/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Back in 2010, both Jennifer Egan and Jonathan Franzen released novels that were critical and popular hits. A Visit From...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary Hub

Bookish birthdays for the week of January 10, 2021

Posted on 01/10/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of January 10, 2021: Alan Paton (January 11, 1903): Paton’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Fussy’s favorites: Week of January 4, 2021

Posted on 01/09/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our...

Categories: Favorites

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Lighthearted literary links

Posted on 01/08/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Do you need a break from doom-scrolling? (Dumb question. Of course you do.) Literary Hub shared two lighthearted links yesterday...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Just for fun, Libraries, Literary Hub

You tell us: Literary dishes you'd love to taste

Posted on 01/04/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ll admit it — food is always on our minds, and we suspect one of the reasons we fell in...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Reader stories

Bookish birthdays for the week of January 3, 2021

Posted on 01/03/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of January 3, 2021: J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892): Tolkien...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun