(Source: shelf-awareness.com)
Under My Apple Tree
Mostly books and a bit of nature, birds, flowers, food and photography
Book hangover: Inability to start a new book because you’re still living in the last book’s world.
Via someecards
Riffle - A New Social Media Tool for Books
Riffle is a new way to discover books. The intent is to work with book bloggers, booksellers, authors, and others to create a “distilled single feed” for books.
Riffle is currently invitation only. Request an invite: http://l.aunch.it/k6qx
And I’ve only read two of them.
(via duttonbooks)
Win a copy of Calico Joe by John Grisham.
Joe Castle was an up and coming rookie for the Cubs, a future hall-of-famer. He enthralled fans and shattered batting records hitting home run after home run. It was a magical summer until August, when the Cubs faced the Mets, and Warren Tracey threw a fastball that would change everyone’s lives forever.
Click cover to enter. Last day is April 22nd, US addresses only.
(via cinderellainrubbershoes)
Novelist Ann Patchett discusses the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores and explains what prompted her to open one in Nashville.
(via prettybooks)
The Most Literate Cities in the U.S.
The top 10 for 2011, as ranked by Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller, based on data that includes number of bookstores, library resources, newspaper circulation and Internet resources:
- Washington, D.C.
- Seattle
- Minneapolis
- Atlanta
- Boston
- Pittsburgh
- Cincinnati
- St. Louis
- San Francisco
- Denver
(Source: USA Today)
