Monthly Archives: May 2020

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Not My Review: The Christmas in the Fog by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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The link below is to an article reporting on the discovery of ‘The Christmas in the Fog,’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett and a short review of it.

For more visit:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/09/weird-tale-secret-garden-frances-hodgson-burnett-discovered-christmas-in-the-fog

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Reading Poetry in the Morning and Your Health

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The link below is to an article that looks at whether reading poetry in the morning helps your health or not.

For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/2020/04/10/poetry-and-health/

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2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners

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The links below are to articles reporting on the 2020 Pulitzer Prize.

For more visit:
– https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-pulitzer-prize-winners-for-2020/
– https://bookriot.com/2020/05/05/announcing-the-2020-pulitzer-prize-winners/
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/04/pulitizer-prize-2020-winners-colson-whitehead-this-american-life
– https://lithub.com/colson-whitehead-jericho-brown-and-anne-boyer-just-won-pulitzer-prizes/
– https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/06/150000/whitehead-wins-second-pulitzer-prize-for-the-nickel-boys/

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2020 Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist

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The link below is to an article that reports on the shortlist for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize.

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/heres-the-international-shortlist-for-the-griffin-poetry-prize/

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Kindle Direct Publishing – Being Used Easily By Hate Groups

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The link below is to an article that is very disturbing, with allegations that Amazon’s self-publishing arm, Kindle Direct Publishing is being used to pump out messages of hate.

For more visit:
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hate-store-amazons-self-publishing-arm-is-a-haven-for-white-supremacists

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Another Article on Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

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The link below is to another article taking a look at Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.

For more visit:
https://lithub.com/moby-dicks-powerful-message-for-the-atomic-age/

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2020 Hugo Award Finalists

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The links below are to articles reporting on the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards.

For more visit:
– https://bookriot.com/2020/04/08/2020-hugo-award-finalists-announced/
– https://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/here-are-the-2020-hugo-award-finalists
– https://lithub.com/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-2020-hugo-awards/

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The Difference Between Podcasts and Audiobooks

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at the differences between podcasts and audiobooks.

For more visit:
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/difference-between-podcasts-audiobooks/

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The Internet Archives and The National Emergency Library Controversy

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The links below are to articles commenting and reporting on the Internet Archives ‘National Emergency Library.’

For more visit:
– https://copyrightandtechnology.com/2020/04/01/the-internet-archives-copyright-emergency/
– https://www.arl.org/blog/digitization-in-an-emergency-fair-use-fair-dealing-and-how-libraries-are-adapting-to-the-pandemic/
– https://accrispin.blogspot.com/2020/03/copyright-violation-redux-internet.html
– https://illusionofmore.com/internet-archive-uses-pandemic-to-justify-looting/
– https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2020/04/02/the-internet-archive-chooses-readers/

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50 Interesting Bookish Facts

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The link below is to an article that looks at 50 interesting bookish facts about books, libraries and reading.

For more visit:
https://ebookfriendly.com/most-interesting-facts-books-libraries-reading/