As Hurricane Harvey continues to put Houston and much of the Gulf Coast through the wringer, one woman is taking advantage of social media to bring solace to children fleeing the storm. Image Courtesy of USA Today Kathryn Butler Mills, a teacher from Columbus, Texas, was heartbroken at the sight of children sequestered away in bathrooms, pantries, and staircases while tornado warnings were in effect. “A reporter on our local news station said for all of us to remember that even when kids are putting on an brave face, they might still be scared on the inside,” …
Need a place to get away from it all, but not away from the love and magic of literature? Jeff Lee and Ann Martin have just the place for you. Taking inspiration from Gladstone’s Library in Wales, the Rocky Mountain Land Library will be a “live-in library” for writers, researchers, and lay readers desiring a naturally beautiful locale to read and learn. Image courtesy of Rocky Mountain Land Library The pair, both employees at Denver’s Tattered Cover Bookstore, looked far and wide for an appropriate site before finally deciding on the abandoned Buffalo Peaks Ranch in mountainous …
Burning Man 2017 starts in a few short days, and we here at Bookstr cannot wait! Turning to the 10 established principles of the Burning Man movement, we have crafted a list of 11 books we feel best emulate the values of this heady desert experience. Let the fun and radical self-realization begin! Radical Inclusion: ‘Under the Dome’ by Stephen King Anyone may be a part of Burning Man. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community. Image courtesy of ComingSoon.net Burning Man does not discriminate, and as it turns …
As Daenerys Targaryen teaches us, it’s much easier to re-invent the wheel than to break one—and if anything ever qualified as a wheel, it would be the unending internet discourse on the massively popular TV show Game of Thrones. In that wheel, few spokes gleam brighter than the spoke of gender relations among the men and women of Westeros. Much has been written on the representation of women on Game of Thrones, especially on women in positions of power. While many of these writers make intriguing and provocative points, only a couple have really honed in on GoT’s approach …
Just as people come and go in the great circle of life, language also leaves and enters existence with dizzying frequency. Recognizing this great truth, the enterprising employees at Merriam-Webster have created a new web feature, “Time Traveler.” The feature allows users to see what words were added to the dictionary the year of their birth or any other time. These were some of the highlights from my birth year: cyberbullying dark energy DVR Flexitarian social networking I love two of these words. Which two words, you ask? That I will never tell. Image courtesy of The Economist For reference, …
