Book Covers: Lips

I love book covers, the really good and the really bad (*cough* Vintage books from the 80's). This is a new feature honouring book cover...

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Terrible Book Blurb of the Day

Just stay in the background, Joyce, supporting your 'artist mate' From Minor Characters , Joyce Johnson's memoir of the years 19...

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Reading and Diversity: A Pledge

Langston Hughes When I compose Friday Fiction lists, or just talking about my favourite books in general I'm ashamed by how many of the ...

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Friday Fiction: That Would be a Great Band Name

Ever string together a few words into a statement and someone suggests that would be a great band name? Like if I said, "wow, the sound...

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Friday Fiction: Better Here Than There

Another day, another spring blizzard! Winter doesn't seem to be going anywhere and for those of us who long for the days of summer so we...

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Fiction Friday: Alternate Titles

Hahaha, doesn't this make you want to... I don't know... weep?  Set someone on fire? Bemoan the kids today? Don't you hate it wh...

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Readers, Friday Fiction; Friday Fiction, Readers

I used to work in the fiction section of a bookstore and my favourite thing about the job was that I (along with other Fictionites) got to c...

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freedom's just another word...

“ I’m free, I think. I shut my eyes and think hard and deep about how free I am, but I can’t really understand what it means. All I know is ...

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would somebody please buy this for me? please???

Edward Gorey's "lost" book, now found   First published in 1965, written by Mel Juffe (aka hyacinthe Phyppe) and illustrated b...

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