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Why We Broke Up - By Daniel Handler

chelseajmurray wrote 1 day ago: “Ed, it was everything, those nights on the phone, everything we said until late became later … more →

Tags: Young Adult Novel Review, Young Adult Novels, author pseudonyms, Break Ups, Daniel Handler, Illustrated Novels, Lemony Snicket, teenage romance

The Book Haul: May 2013

HABooks wrote 6 days ago: Hi again! Sorry for being so freaking late on everything, but I have been very, very busy with schoo … more →

Tags: The Book Hauls, Book Haul, Veronica Roth, John Green, Rainbow Rowell, Daniel Handler

Essen Sie nichts, was Ihre Großmutter nicht als Essen erkannt hätte.

jetztkochtsie wrote 1 week ago: Vor einigen Tagen habe ich an der Giveaway-Aktion von flowers on my plate teil genommen, dabei hande … more →

Tags: .... und lesen tut sie auch!, Buch, Essen Sie nichts was Ihre Großmutter nicht als Essen e, Essensregeln, flowers on my plate, Michael Pollan

Quote of the Week - Maira Kalman

billbrookover wrote 2 weeks ago: “It is not about getting it right. It is about getting it.” —Maira Kalman … more →

Tags: Quote of the week, New Yorker

Maira Kalman, the Illustrated Woman

jenna wrote 2 weeks ago: Maira Kalman   Related articles: Be sure to find out more about Maira Kalman here: http://www.mairak … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Education, Art, Contemporary, modern, Visual art, Arts, Visual Arts, Inspiration

Thinking vs. Feeling

ahnhahn wrote 3 weeks ago: Maira Kalman is my spirit animal. I want to grow up and be just like her. I may actually name my fir … more →

Tags: ahn?, Thinking vs. Feeling, THNKR

On looking . . . and seeing

Deb Baker wrote 1 month ago: I finished Alexandra Horowitz‘s On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes last night, and earl … more →

Tags: Mindfulness, Homelessness, poverty, Homeless, Alexandra Horowitz, On Looking, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, A Million Years With You, Attentiveness

Monday's Link Roundup.

Dan Curtis wrote 1 month ago: I’m a “closet” designer. In this Monday’s Link Roundup I’ve posted a t … more →

Tags: Monday's Link Roundup, Tips, HOW TO?, Books, link roundup, Marketing, Graphic Design, typography, book

How Cooking Civilized Us: Michael Pollan on Food as Social Glue and Anti-Corporate Activism

Bookblurb wrote 1 month ago:  By Maria Popova What the four elements have to do with corporate exploitation and the story arc of … more →

Tags: Books, Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Michael Pollan, anti-corporate activism, cooked: a natural history of transformation, “the Cooking Paradox”

Artists Create Stunning Tribute To Maurice Sendak

Young Peoples Pavilion wrote 1 month ago: “Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my … more →

Tags: Art, children's literature, illustrators, Picture Books, american booksellers foundation, Arts, BookExpo America, Bruce Degen, Caldecott Medal

Exciting boat stories

Wilma Tichelaar wrote 1 month ago: Maira Kalman Fireboat I am a huge fan of the work of Maira Kalman, and bought this book for our son … more →

Tags: Illustration (2), text, Children's Books, New York City, John J Harvey, fireboat, New York, Sloffie Sleepboot, T

internetbrainofmine wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: Michael Pollan, food rules, health

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler with art by Maira Kalman

thebookishowl wrote 2 months ago: I’m telling you why we broke up, Ed. I’m writing it in this letter, the whole truth of w … more →

Tags: Books, Book Reviews, YA Fiction, Books 2, 2013, why we broke up, writing, Authors, Literature

The Sunday List ~ Issue 221 comment

Monna McDiarmid wrote 2 months ago: {Beijing Capital International Airport. Photo by Damien Pitter} Some good things I have been loving … more →

Tags: The Sunday List, Bee Chalmers, Burma Travelogue, carla morrison, Chris Guillebeau, irene suchocki, karla adolphe, Paris, Puddlewonder Press

Travel soundbite - Maira Kalman

Waheeda Harris wrote 2 months ago: My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. … more →

Tags: Travel soundbite, Travel, travel quotation

On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes | by Alexandra Horowitz

baldington wrote 2 months ago: An excellent idea for a book. It’s refreshing to come across writing that consciously ambles w … more →

Tags: Book Review, Alexandra Horowitz, On Looking, Urban Life, Aldous Huxley

Audiobook Review: Why We Broke Up4 comments

Book Club Babe wrote 2 months ago: Image via Indie Bound Rating: 5 out of 5 Well, I didn’t think that any book this year would be … more →

Tags: AudioBook Review, Series of Unfortunate Events, David Levithan, Every Day, Daniel Handler, Lemony Snicket, why we broke up, hailee steinfeld

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/08/1319 comments

The Picture Book Review wrote 2 months ago: It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading?  is a fantastic meme hosted over at Teach Mentor Texts.  Here th … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Highly REcommended Books, It's Monday What Are You Reading?, KidLit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, 1 2 I Love You, 13 Words, Albert Saavedra

What Pete Ate From A to Z

jiminycs wrote 2 months ago: Written and Illustrated by Maira Kalman G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001 Ff: He ate a fez.  Fez is also a ci … more →

Tags: Alphabet Books


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