Clippings 26: discoveries

I just learned that Powell’s is offering free economy shipping through this Sunday, no coupon needed.  Time to grab a last few titles for my summer reading stack!  I think I still have some credit there, too, after selling some used books to them last year (you should try that if you haven’t yet — they buy lots of great stuff).

Has anyone joined The Rumpus Bookclub?  For 25 bucks a month, you get a book and a whole community of folks committed to reading and discussing it along with you.  Then there’s an online chat with the author, the opportunity to submit your written review to The Rumpus, etc.  I can buy my own books, interview authors, and review on my own — but these are books that haven’t released yet.  I like the idea of reading it before the media buzz starts suggesting how I should react to it.  It’s hard to ignore the chatter once it’s out there, right?

Today I received my first installment of a new monthly enews from FSG called Work in Progress.  What’s not to like about interviews, audio archives, and book giveaways?

How can I fit this awesome bookcase in my little bungalow?!  The interweb has been gaga about this for the last few days, but it was Kate who first directed me to it via Twitter (she also has a great blog!).

And this discovery made Tuesday has nothing to do with books, but I think it’s way cool.  Part of me still wants to be an archaeologist when I grow up.

15. July 2010 by Mindy
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