Saturday, February 16, 2013

Literary Links: February 16th Edition

A great alternative when you've forgotten your book for the lunch break.






BPTL





Friday, February 15, 2013

Fridays @ the Forums

Our weekly round up of some interesting going-ons around the CWAtC forums.

  • Bonding Over Books - Some of our CWAtC'ers are teaming up to read a series or two. Hop over there and see if any sound interesting or start your own.

  • Short and Sweet - Our Gametator, Laura, and I got talking about classics you can finish in one sitting. This led to a thread and making a new tag on our shelves. 

  • Monster Reads - The opposite of short is long, so we had to also include a thread and tag for the epic books. There are a few doozies out there. 
  • I Quit! - When is it okay to quit a book? Do you ever feel remorse?

  • May Book Poll - For May's book we're going to the cinema for classic books that have recently (or in the near future) been turned into movies. 




Literary Links: February 15th Edition

A great alternative when you've forgotten your book for the lunch break.

Top 10 Books the Serial Book Abandoners May Have Missed We just started a thread on the Goodreads.com forum about this and I have not abandoned White Teeth as I have just put it on hold. At least that's what I tell myself.

200 years of Pride and Prejudice Covers - Yes, the anniversary of the famous book was a few weeks ago, but we couldn't help sharing this.

Note the special attention to historical accuracy on this cover


23% of America is Illiterate - Startling statistics and as a Californian I'm a little concerned about Bakersfield.




BINGO! - Pull out your Haruki Murakami's novels and your daubers.



Bestselling Author Slams Libraries - What are your thoughts on this? 




Thursday, February 14, 2013

Literary Links: February 14th Edition

A great alternative when you've forgotten your book for the lunch break.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

  • Literary Valentines! You know how we love Edgar Allan Poe around here. A V-Day card of him? Yes, please!




Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Book Association: Life of Pi - Part 2

So last week, CWAtC'ers, in keeping with this month's book selection Life of Pi, we chose some books that had animals either stealing the show (or the farm like in Animal Farm) or being man's best friend (Call of the Wild). This week we are tackling books of a nautical nature. For form I'm mentioning Moby Dick gets an honorable mention here. Enjoy!

The Old Man and the Sea



This one is probably a gimme, but I had to put in there or risk complaints from marlin-lovin' fishermen. 








Treasure Island
What list is complete without the tale of Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver? PIRATES!






The Shipping News




This one might be a bit more subtle as it takes place in a coastal town where the main character, Quoyle, tries to rebuild his life. 




The Odyssey


      The Odyssey 
Homer's epic tale about the world's first "road"trip is a must whe
n talking about the sea.







Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea






The Nautilus awaits to carry you off for exploration and revenge. 









Next week we'll link Life of Pi to books set in India. What do you think will be on the list?

Literary Links: February 13th Edition


A great alternative when you've forgotten your book for the lunch break.

Today's picks:


  • Fashion from fiction From The Hungry Caterpillar to The Night Circus, the outfits are pretty spectacular...so are the prices though.



  • Literary Man's Must Reads No list is perfect or complete and it's all subjective, but this is a pretty decent one. Are we missing any from our bookshelf on the forums? Any you disagree with?


  • Valentine's Gifts for the Literary Geek So you dragged your feet about a gift for your book lover (see what I did there?) and now it's the day before Valentine's. Maybe you can rush delivery one of these. 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Literary Links: February 12th Edition

A great alternative when you've forgotten your book for the lunch break.

Today's picks:

                            




Monday, February 11, 2013

Literary Links - Feb 11th edition

Forget your book for your lunch break? Read some literary links to ease the boredom.