Ever come across a particularly outdated title in your local library, and wonder who’s keeping an eye on the collection? Enter Mary and Holly. [via Awful Library Books]
If Internet jargon is a bit too technical for you, check out the Circolwyrde Wordhord, a glossary of computer language in Old English. [via Carl T. Berkhout]
Larry Hughes offers a delicious parody of recent book-world news on his list of “Things I’d Like to See This Weekend on C-SPAN’s “Book TV’” [via Book Flack]
Looking for some avant-garde poetry? Look no further than the videos posted on the site of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. [via Bookslut]
Jonathan Bethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, selects his favorite New York moments in fiction. [via Newsweek]
Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Golden Plunger Awards considers the ever-evolving English language… and some phrases that just don’t make no sense. [via Neatorama]
Shocking news: Following his recent shenanigans with his Argentine lover, Mark Sanford’s publishers have killed his book deal on A Southern Gentleman’s Guide To Being Conservative. [via Wonkette]
--Rachel FrierPhoto: iWatchStuff
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