And the drama continues: An Open Letter to [reviewer] Roberta Silman re: The Day Alice Hoffman Went Crazypants. [via Hipster Book Club]
Rob Walker’s latest project puts a literary spin on eBay selling. [via Core 77]
A challenge to submit contenders for the title of “The Most Awesomely Bad SFF Cover in the World.” [via Orbit Books]
Are you a re-reader, or do you take books for only a single stroll around the block? [via Newsweek]
Questioning the possible methodology of Borders’ new UK dating site: “Did you enjoy, Mark, 34, of Swindon? Then you should try Gareth, 36, of Slough.” [via Bookslut]
Play around with Wordle: make a web cloud of any piece of text. Here’s one for Catherynne M. Valente’s latest work. [via Wordle]
A group of poets has come up with a list of their most wince-worthy words: “Pulchritude” because it is “stuffed to the brim with a brutally latinate cudgel of barbaric consonants.” [via Guardian]
Looking for a new and interesting way to share the reading experience online? An innovative collaborative reading experience. [via Book Glutton]
--Rachel Frier
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