Monthly Archives: August 2020
Book Stealing at Carnegie Library
The link below is to an article reporting on the long history of book stealing at the Carnegie Library.
For more visit:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/theft-carnegie-library-books-maps-artworks-180975506/
The Sifter
The links below are to an article concerning The Sifter and a link to The Sifter database itself. The Sifter is an online database of historical cookbooks.
For more visit:
– https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-find-historic-cookbooks
– https://thesifter.org
Ruining Books By Accessing Them?
The link below is to an article that looks at how accessing a book may in fact be a way of ruining it.
For more visit:
https://lithub.com/the-way-you-pull-your-favorite-books-off-the-shelf-is-probably-ruining-them/
Listening to Audio Books While Sleeping
The link below is to an article that looks into the facts about listening to audio books while sleeping.
For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/facts-about-listening-to-audiobooks-in-your-sleep/
2020 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists
The link below is to an article reporting on the shortlists for the 2020 Ned Kelly Awards.
For more visit:
https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/08/26/155707/ned-kelly-awards-2020-shortlists-announced/
William McGonagall
The link below is to an article on the poet William McGonagall.
For more visit:
https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/disaster-poet
Book Collection or Library?
The link below is to an article that explains the apparent difference between a book collection and a library – what do you own?
For more visit:
https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-difference-between-having-a-book-collection-and-having-a-library
The Importance of Bookshops in the Pandemic
The link below is to an article that looks into the importance of bookshops in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more visit:
https://www.readitforward.com/authors/the-importance-of-bookstores-during-the-pandemic/
At the BookShelf 
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