How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever
(via Atlas Obscura) In early June, 1944, tens of thousands of American troops prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy,
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The Most Magical ‘Little Free Library’ Is Built Right Into a Tree Stump
(via Atlas Obscura) In the city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, known to many as a sleepy lakefront resort town, a
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For Sale: The First Book Printed in Antarctica
(via Atlas Obscura) It’s filled with funny accounts from Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition.
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The Adventures of America’s Most Well-Traveled Bookstore
(via Atlas Obscura) Since 2015, Rita Collins has been taking her love of books on the road.
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This Magnificent Library Holds Treasured Irish History
(via Great Big Story) The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive
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When Making Books Was As Much Of An Art As Writing Them
(via NPR) Once, bookmaking was an art as refined and distinct as the writing it presents. And in some places,
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How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever
(via Atlas Obscura) In early June, 1944, tens of thousands of American troops prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy,
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Browse Germany’s ‘Parthenon’ of Banned Books
(via Great Big Story) In Kassel, Germany, at the very site where Nazis once burned over 2,000 books by Jewish
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14 Facts About ‘Where’s Waldo?’
(via mental_floss) The objective of each Where’s Waldo? book is simple enough: comb through the crowds of people to find
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Giant Flip Books Are Hiding in the Woods of New Hampshire
(via Wired) Tucked away in the forests of New Hampshire, somewhere just outside of Strafford, is a family of giant
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This Magnificent Library Holds Treasured Irish History
(via Great Big Story) The Library of Trinity College Dublin is the largest in Ireland. In addition to its impressive
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