Links Related to Books
I thought this TED Talks presentation by Amber Case, a “cyborg anthropologist,” was fascinating. She looks at the way “external brains” like cell phones or computers are helping us connect and become more human in new ways. I liked it as a companion to my recent review of Hamlet’s Blackberry by William Powers.
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The Sunday Salon is Open!
One of my favorite weekly memes, and the only one I continue with semi-regularly, is The Sunday Salon — “an informal, weekly, mini read-a-thon, an excuse to put aside one’s earthly responsibilities and fall into a good book.” For awhile it was closed to new members because the technology behind it couldn’t handle the feed. But, the organizer now moved it to Facebook and the meme is open to everyone. So visit The Sunday Salon on Facebook and join in!
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
Quote and Photo of the Day
What makes a book great, a so-called classic, it its quality of always being modern, of its author though he be long dead, continuing to speak to each new generation. — Lawrence Clark Powell (thanks to Melanie at The Indextrious Reader for sharing this quote on Twitter).
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
Narrative Journalism, For the Win
I love when journalist try experiments when telling narrative stories. “A Facebook story: A mother’s joy and a family’s sorrow” from the Washington Post is a story told almost entirely using Facebook status updates. It’s just amazing.
Writers in the Real World
A friend from college, Ben, has been blogging about his experiences in an MFA writing program. He’s had a couple really thoughtful posts recently about the idea of casting nets widely, or read broadly to experience different types of books. His second post is a little more formal look at the idea and some of the short stories that helped him read widely this semester.
Anthony Bourdain came to Madison a few weeks ago, and my friend Lindsay wrote up her impressions of his speech. I got to go too, and will have some thoughts about it soonish… I hope!
My Writings on the Interwebs
I recently finished a story for work about the redesign of the Perkins Brailler, a product that hadn’t been redesigned since 1951. I think this article turned out well.
I also did a freelance piece of Readers’ Advisor News about Book Blog Basics for Librarians. A big thanks to Sarah at Citizen Reader for helping me set up this story, and Jenn at Jenn’s Bookshelves for being interviewed.
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
Post-Halloween Giggles
If looking at these pictures of a little kid being Robocop doesn’t put a smile on your face then I don’t think you have a heart. Also, the parts for the costume are awesome: an old bike helmet, orange juice container lids, a laundry detergent bottle, and milk jugs, to get started.
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
Questions for You
Now, more fun stuff: Bookstore employees have some idiosyncratic – and funny – book sections. What sections would you have in your dream bookstore? (via @harperbooks)
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
And the Winner Is…
Last week I asked people to vote for which of the nonfiction National Book Award finalists I should read. The final results were:
Secret Historian by Justin Spring – 10 votes
Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick – 7 votes
Every Man in This Village Is a Liar by Megan K. Stack – 3 votes
Cultures of War by John W. Dower – 1 vote
Just Kids by Patti Smith – 0 votes
Monday Tally is a weekly link round-up of some of my favorite posts discovered over the week. If you have suggestions for Monday Tally, please e-mail sophisticated [dot] dorkiness [at] gmail [dot] com. Enjoy!
It’s a little bit of a short and late Tally this week, but still full of linky goodness.
Confessions of a Used-Book Salesman: This is, I think, the most interesting story of the week. A guy goes into junk shops with a laser scanner, collecting used books for super cheap in order to sell them for profit on the Amazon Marketplace. Is nothing sacred?
