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SHAUN SMITH'S SUNDAY SUNDRIES
Submitted by ssmith on March 13, 2011 - 2:48am
SHAUN SMITH'S SUNDAY SUNDRIES
A WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF INTERNET CURIOSITIES FROM THE BOOK WORLD
It came from outer space!
Where the heck did sci-fi come from, anyway? A blob at Places & Spaces explains.
"We could order that for you. It'll take a year to get here."
Why not take a moment to visit the Women & Women First Bookstore, in Portlandia?
Actually, I was thinking of just copying them all to my Kindle.
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works provides a guide to caring for books.
Hey, you got syrup on my manuscript!
Well, you got ink in my batter! It's a typewriter! No, it's a waffle iron! Hey wait, it's a typewriter AND! a waffle iron!
"Here's to all my friends!"
The late boozer/writer Charles Bukowski's favourite watering hole is up for grabs in Philadelphia.
Too late for Fitzgerald
The Long Island mansion said to have been the inspiration for Daisy and Tom Buchanan's home in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is not up for grabs.
Green Eggs and Fondant
It was Dr Seuss' birthday a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy some Seuss inspired cakes.
