During the 6 years while I was back in grad school, the practice of reading challenges blossomed. Often I’d see a challenge that looked so interesting, but I just didn’t have time to participate. I guess my doctoral program was itself a 6-year reading challenge. Anyway, since I finally got my degree this past summer, […]
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Literature & Psychology | Scoop.it. Please check out my newest undertaking and let me know what you think.
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Your Loebs! – Harvard University Press Blog. I started life as a classics major, so seeing these photos celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Loeb Classical Library, published by Harvard University Press, warmed my heart. These little green-covered (Greek) and red-covered (Latin) gems present the original text on the left page, with a translation on
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The Book Bench: Still Nickel and Dimed a Decade Later : The New Yorker Picador is marking the tenth anniversary of Barbara Ehrenreich’s modern classic “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” in which she chronicled her attempts to make a life on minimum wage in three states, with a special anniversary edition.
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It appears to be all over for the Borders bookselling chain. The company will be liquidated — meaning sold off in pieces — and almost 11,000 employees will lose their jobs. The chain’s 400 remaining stores will close their doors by the end of September. Say what you like, it’s a sad day for book
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YA Author Apologizes To ‘Wall Street Journal’ Critic : NPR. NPR offers a follow-up to the recent controversy over the current state of YA (young adult) literature. Related Posts: Darkness Too Visible YA Fiction Is Too Dark: Some Responses Are Teen Novels Dark and Depraved–Or Saving Lives?
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The Paperback Game – Fun With Literary Opening Lines – NYTimes.com. Here’s something to keep your group busy over the long holiday weekend.
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In an earlier post I mentioned that putting my books on GoodReads has reminded me of a lot of outstanding books that I’ve read in recent years but did not have time to review on Notes in the Margin. I was sure I’d remember a few more and, of course, I did. So here’s another
If you’ve followed Notes in the Margin for a while (and thank you if you have), you know that for the last 6 years I haven’t been posting here much while I worked on my doctorate. I’m happy to announce that, after defending my dissertation at the end of May, I am now the proud
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Since I’m new to Twitter, I found this article informative. But the jury’s still out on whether there’s much real information to be gained by following these tweets.
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