April 2012
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Too good for just Twitter
McNally Jackson: Bookselling is basically like being Batman, but instead of punching it's a book, and instead of the batarang it's a book.
McNally Jackson: Oh, and the fabulous wealth. Instead of the fabulous wealth you get a book.
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73. Literary Line →
Even BETTER! And this is actually really great advice! booyahgrandmere: Sex is the biggest bestseller of all time, that’s why bookstores are such great places to meet girls. Most girls would rather be in the middle of some tumultuous love affair than reading a book. But if they happen to have some time alone, they imagine themselves as Juliet and wonder why no one is writing poems about them. ...
Apr 26th
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9. High Brow Talk →
These are amazing. booyahgrandmere: You may be surprised to learn that libraries are great places for picking up girls. Where else can you show off your intellectual prowess and your fine literary tastes without feeling pretentious? But more than that, libraries seem as if they were designed for meeting people. The seating arrangements are usually informal with lots of chairs placed around big...
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World Book Night, April 23 Gina will be giving out Dave Egger’s Zeitoun. I chose Zeitoun because the book is essentially about a good man. Dave Eggers is an outstanding writer and I was attracted to the style which reminded me at times of Jon Krakauer’s style in Into Thin Air. But the main reason I love this book is because the main character, Zeitoun, is such a good person and so,...
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“In particular, we are all interested in playing. We like to look at things from...”
– Shaun Tan on Picture books (via mcnallykids)
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“He said he would happily go on record saying, “The cupcakes—were delicious,” and...”
– Largehearted Words from Greenpoint | The Outlet: the Blog of Electric Literature Minor correction: WORD just celebrated its fifth anniversary. But since bookseller years are like dog years, “50” is a completely understandable error.
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