Does it get tastier than this? Well, maybe if there were a Middlemarch one ... or a Wednesday Sisters. I came across these at Victoria's Kitchen - and unable to …
Writing Quotes and Other Literary Fun
How to Chat Up a Writer
I came across the very funny "How to Chat Up a Writer" on Pear Tree and A Year and a Day author Leslie Pietrzyk's blog (thanks to a tweet by this week's 1st …
Book Exchange
Today's friday fun comes from Seòras' photostream on Fickr, which I highly recommend you visit. (Just click on the photo, and if you like it, do favorite it on …
Graham Swift on Writing and Claustrophobia
"If you can't stand your own company alone in a room for long hours, or, when it gets tough, the feeling of being in a locked cell, or, when it gets tougher …
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Do You Read While Watching the Olympics?
And if so, what? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one, and offer this as exhibit A (and a little bit of Friday Fun): I came upon the photo - originally …
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Reading in Bed!
This wonderful sheet is a collaborative art project done by students from the Royal College of Arts and installed at the Great Eastern Hotel. I came upon it at …
Oh the Places You'll Go (To Write!)
To borrow from the good Dr. S: Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're writing away! Mac and I spent five weeks this spring on …
Nancy Pearl on Judging a Book by its Cover
I came across this lovely bit in Nancy Pearl's Book Lust this week, and it screamed "Friday Fun!" “If you're 50 years old or younger, give every book about 50 …
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Mark Twain on Separating Characters from Corpses
An email from a reader this morning reminded me of my favorite Mark Twain quote, which I used in The Wednesday Sisters but have, surprisingly, never shared …
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Literary Tights
These tights singlehandedly inspired me to start a new occasional feature on 1st Books: Friday Fun! I found them on the facebook page of Changing Hands …
