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Bookish birthdays for the week of March 14, 2021

Posted on 03/14/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of March 14, 2021. Alice Hoffman (March 16, 1952): Hoffman...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 03/07/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Think you’ve read a lot of classic literature? Or tired of listening to someone else brag about having done so?...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 03/07/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of March 7, 2021. Bret Easton Ellis (March 7, 1964):...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 03/02/2021 at 11:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It isn’t just actors and musicians who stretch out of the creative outlet that first made them famous — writers...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 02/28/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tired of the endless screen adaptations of literature? Here’s a new twist on it that seems safer for readers who...

Tagged As: Just for fun, Literary Hub

Posted on 02/28/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here are the literary birthdays to celebrate over the week of February 28, 2021. Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1914): Ellison’s...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Posted on 02/24/2021 at 08:57 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars was a special event for many people, from the scientists who made it possible...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Just for fun, Libraries

Posted on 02/23/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming back this year! Organizers announced Monday that a modified version of the nearly...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: coronavirus / COVID-19, Just for fun, Language

Posted on 02/22/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

There is light at the end of the tunnel, as COVID-19 production and distribution ramps up. But still, the waiting...

Tagged As: Book lists, Electric Literature, Just for fun

Posted on 02/22/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No matter your opinion of the worth of bestseller lists, you probably know that a book on it will be...

Tagged As: Bestsellers, Just for fun, Libraries