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Lenro, your neighborly book club online

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The idea behind Lenro is to hook you up with other readers in your neighborhood, and borrow paper books.  On one hand I really like the idea of meeting other readers and new people in my neighborhood. On the other hand, what if someone doesn’t return your book or return it in less than pristine … Read more

What would it be like to be raised by Feral Librarians? In the House of the Seven Librarians by Ellen Klages explores that idea.

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Here is a story from Ellen Klages from the Uncanny A Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy website. I think I would love to be raised by feral librarians but I don’t think I would want to leave. ~ * ~ In the House of the Seven Librarians by Ellen Klages Once upon a time, the … Read more

The Real-Life Places That Inspired Frankenstein

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Smithsonian has a short but good article on how Mary Shelly found inspiration in her travels and the current events of her time. Oh to have enough money to follow in her footsteps. ~ * ~ How Mary Shelley used ideas, events and places to invent her famous monster From a volcano in Indonesia to … Read more

NaNoWriMo Is Here! It’s not too late to join! – How Writing Makes People Smarter (Supported By Science)

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Why you should NaNoWriMo even if you don’t plan on writing a book. This snippet is from David K. William How Writing Makes People Smarter (Supported By Science) by David K. William Everyone should write—not just professional writers. You might say it’s easy for me to say that because I’m a writer. A singer can just as … Read more

Google may be copying your book without your permission. Here’s why that is a good thing.

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Today’s post comes from my other site Publetariat.com, a place for authors. ~ * ~ Similar to web searches, Google is trying to create an online searchable library through Google Books and the Google Library Project. Approximately 30 million books have been scanned. The only larger collection is the Library of Congress, which has 37 … Read more

So this is the scariest thing I can think of, when is the last time you read a book?

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According to Pew Research 28% of American Adults did not read one single book last year. Overall reading has gone down 4% in the same time frame, eBook reading remained flat. The article, Slightly fewer Americans are reading print books, breaks down the demographics further, and is part of a much larger report on Libraries … Read more