The moon fills the place with her silvery light,
And the churchyard like day seems to glow.
When see! first one grave, then another opes wide,
And women and men stepping forth are descried,
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH
Libraries are awesome — but you knew that already, right? Check your wallet. Do you have a library card? Yes? Great — when was the last time you used it? Library cards are FREE and available at your local branch. Yes, libraries have thousands to free books for you to borrow, but they have so…
Why CROSSROADS is great — and why you should go
About this time last year I received a postcard in the mail that looked like this. I’d kinda been stalking Crossroads for a couple of years (sorry, about those creepy collage letters, guys), but I hadn’t made the plunge to actually attend. I live about 3 hours away, so the drive isn’t bad but it…
“Text Hexes” via Futility Closet
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REVIEW: THE REAL JANE AUSTEN by Paula Byrne
Frustratingly little is known about Jane Austen. We don’t know what she looked like. There is only one drawing of her, as a youth, that is considered to be a portrait, but even some scholars don’t accept that. In time for Jane Austen’s bicentennial year, Paula Byrne has put together a compilation of her life.…