Taking my meds

Yes, I’m still here. I’ve been READING. I suggest you read this.
In order to be happy, I must have my daily dose of literature. In this I am no different from the patient who must take a spoonful of medicine each day. When I learned, as a child, that diabetics needed an injection every day, [...]

Sidelined

There’s a new sports blog in town. Go and read it. And if you think sports and books don’t mix, think again.

I feel like dancing

Andrew Siegel knows how to get TEH KIDS interested in books.

Or she just has a sense of irony. Or she’s just bonkers. Whatever. It’s entertaining.
Via Book Trailerpark.

Literacy

A little cheesy, but…

Another day, another book poll

This time it’s the Guardian asking
150 literary luminaries to vote for the best British, Irish or Commonwealth novel from 1980 to 2005.
And the winner? Coetzee’s Disgrace.

How long before another Oz Nobel?

The Literary Saloon has been providing commentary on the upcoming Nobel announcement, including info on the latest odds. (You can even bet on whether the prize winner will travel to Stockholm to pick up the goods).
The current list from Ladbrokes contains not a single Australian, which I guess is no real surprise. In light of [...]

One for the ladies

Just eaten 5 blocks of chocolate? Bursting into tears for no apparent reason? Thinking of splitting up because your partner squeezed the toothpaste “all wrong”? Strangely bloated? It may be your cycle ladies. The tonic you need is Four Weeks Mag (‘in synch with the rhythms of your life’), a website that delivers content tailored [...]

Google’s literacy project

Google seems to release something new every week and I have long stopped keeping a keen eye on it because, frankly, I couldn’t keep up.
This one caught my eye: The Literacy Project is
A resource for teachers, literacy organisations and anyone interested in reading and education, created in collaboration with LitCam, Google, and UNESCO’s Institute for [...]

F*** me! It’s Fahrenheit 451!

I do love a good ban-that-book story and here’s a doozy: a father of a high school girl wants Fahrenheit 451 banned. It’s got it all, including the usual admission of not having read the book (not to mention the irony of the chosen book).
Alton Verm, of Conroe, objects to the language and content in [...]