Tse’ Hone: A Story-Telling Rock

Sep 13, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts

Writing comes in many forms. I have written in the past about the 13th century student’s notes found in Novgorod scribbled on birch-bark or the Roman writing tablet found in England. An unusual kind of a newspaper is reported by the Vintage News. The “Rock...

All About Them Books

Sep 9, 2018 | Entertainment

https://www.facebook.com/ForReadingAddicts/videos/1611162695679158/ Mid-last-week, I ran into some computer trouble. This still has to be sorted out, so I thought I’d start the week with an awesome video, courtesy of the For Reading Addicts Facebook Group. I...

The Young Adult Market: Who’s Reading All These Books?

Sep 5, 2018 | Publishing

This is a post originally posted on Azure Fire Publishing. People refer to it as young adults market, segment, or genre. Whatever you call it, there is something definitely going on with it. According to Valerie Peterson, the number of Young Adult (YA) titles...

Infographic: Timeline of the Far Future

Sep 3, 2018 | Maps and Infographics

I came across a lovely book the other day–Knowledge is Beautiful. Featured on the Wall Street Journal and The Guardian, this rich 256-page book visualizes captivating and intriguing patterns and connections across art, science, health, and pop. Covering...

A History of Prague

Sep 1, 2018 | Fun Historical Facts

Prague is my favorite city in the world. When we visited with Electra, I had taken a whole bunch of photos but didn’t really know what to do with them. So, this guest post by Jeff Townes about the history of Prague gives me the perfect opportunity to do so! Jeff...

CreateSpace Merges With KDP

Aug 28, 2018 | Publishing

The day we’ve all been waiting for (or, in some cases, dreading) is here! CreateSpace has officially announced that CreateSpace (CSP) and Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) will become one service. All titles it hosts will now move to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)....

Maldives luxury resort seeks a bookseller

Aug 27, 2018 | Random Musings

With so many of us looking for an extra source of income, I thought I’d share one of the best job offers I’ve come across in a while. As The Bookseller reports, Philip Blackwell, founder of the Ultimate Library company, is recruiting a bookseller to work...