Prolix Corpus Libris

Yeah, I talk about books sometimes. :) ronhogan: Jennie from...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:14 -0700

Yeah, I talk about books sometimes. :)

Jennie from Virginia likes the following books:

Wicked, Gregory Maguire

The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson

Fables: Cubs in Toyland, Bill Willingham & Mark Buckingham

What books do Emily Pullen and I recommend Jennie read next? (Actually, when you watch the video, you’ll see that Emily has half a dozen suggestions—a heady blend of fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels—including some picks from her colleagues at WORD.)

Emily Pullen worked at Skylight Books in Los Angeles, and then she moved to the East Coast and became a store manager at WORD Brooklyn in Greenpoint. She also works closely with Two Dollar Radio, a fantastic independent publishing company.

One of my favorite books of all time. Ambivalent. Curious....

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:59:27 -0700

One of my favorite books of all time. Ambivalent. Curious.

bookriot:

James Franco has adapted Faulkner’s AS I LAY DYING to film. Watch the trailer.

the adventures of jenn I(n) R(eal) L(ife): Apocalypse Chili: A Recipe

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:22:38 -0700

the adventures of jenn I(n) R(eal) L(ife): Apocalypse Chili: A Recipe:

What an amazing piece of writing. Thank you, Jenn. Bring on the apocalypse!

jennirl:

Start with one can of chili, and several other cans of things that you think should be in chili. For example: Corn. Stewed tomatoes. Various types of beans.

I am not great at feeding myself. Not in a diagnosable way — more in the sense that if I gave in to my inclinations I would exist solely…

angelashetler: 12 Famous Poets and Their Day Jobs by Grant...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:13:04 -0700

angelashetler:

12 Famous Poets and Their Day Jobs by Grant Snider

Did somebody say TREAT??!!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:32:21 -0700

Did somebody say TREAT??!!:

These two rat terriers outside of the bookstore were so cute! And now they have been GIF’ed!

wordbrooklyn: Stars! Stars on ours!

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:07:49 -0700

wordbrooklyn:

Stars! Stars on ours!

Best 15 seconds of my day: baby wearing a bowtie shirt hands me...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:14:08 -0700

Best 15 seconds of my day: baby wearing a bowtie shirt hands me a book, and then has a touching moment with Eeyore the cat.

seconded. amazeballs. tinyampersand: Reason number infinity why...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:41:41 -0700

seconded. amazeballs.

tinyampersand:

Reason number infinity why my coworkers are the BEST.

wordbrooklyn:

The Whale: An Animated Gif, presented by Jenn and Chad.

With thanks to:
The Odyssey, Homer
Drown, Junot Diaz
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, Mohsin Hamid
Our Friends from Frolix 8, Philip K Dick
The Folly of the World, Jesse Bullington
Is That a Fish in Your Ear?, David Bellos

They just don’t make movie tie-in jacket copy like they...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:52:50 -0700

They just don’t make movie tie-in jacket copy like they used to.

What did you name them? Chuck, Pal, Ah, and Niuk? Or Snuff,...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:47:02 -0700

What did you name them? Chuck, Pal, Ah, and Niuk? Or Snuff, Lullaby, Rant, and Fight Club?

wordbrooklyn:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a bookstore care package from Chuck Palahniuk is the best possible thing to receive on a gloomy, drizzly day.

You can get some SWEEEEEEET signed books. I especially recommend...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:33:14 -0700

You can get some SWEEEEEEET signed books. I especially recommend Odd Duck. :)

wordbrooklyn:

Pre-order these WORD-curated upcoming releases and receive a signed copy of the book, shipped out on release day. Nothing makes a trip to your mailbox or post office brighter! Plus, then you have an amazing book to read (or give to a friend).

Upcoming books available:

Dave Roman, Astronaut Academy: Re-entry; releases May 9

Sara Varon and Cecil Castellucci, Odd Duck; releases May 17

Dagmara Dominczyk, The Lullaby of Polish Girls; releases June 4

Kate Christensen, Blue Plate Special; releases July 9

Sarah McCarry, All Our Pretty Songs; releases July 3

"The tone she had adopted helped me speak about my illness in a way that I experienced the..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:44:13 -0700

“The tone she had adopted helped me speak about my illness in a way that I experienced the accumulated sadness of my story, while at the same time the weight of the world was lessened in the telling.”

- Helmut Dubiel, Deep in the Brain: Living With Parkinson’s Disease

So eloquently put, and perhaps it illuminates the power of narrative and the reason that we get so much out of “depressing” fiction.

"Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true...."

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:21:51 -0700

“Experience has taught me that you cannot value dreams according to the odds of their coming true. Their real value is in stirring within us the will to aspire.”

- Sonia Sotomayor, My Beloved World

This is pretty sweet. theolduvaigorge: The ‘walking’...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:22:45 -0700

This is pretty sweet.

theolduvaigorge:

The ‘walking’ megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island

by Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt and Sergio Rapu Haoa

“Explaining how the monumental statues (moai) of Easter Island were transported has remained open to debate and speculation, including their resource expenditures and role in deforestation. Archaeological evidence including analysis of moai variability, particularly those abandoned along ancient roads, indicates transport was achieved in a vertical position. To test this proposition we constructed a precise three-dimensional 4.35 metric ton replica of an actual statue and demonstrate how positioning the center of mass allowed it to fall forward and rock from side to side causing it to ‘walk.’ Our experiments reveal how the statue form was engineered for efficient transport by a small number of individuals.

We show how Easter Island statue variability is explained by transport in a vertical position. ► We ‘walk’ a precise road statue replica demonstrating how form enables vertical transport. ► ‘Walking’ multi-ton statues did not require timber and could be accomplished by relatively small groups” (read more).

***I don’t often post non-Palaeolithic articles, but this was too cool and the images were great.

(Source: Journal of Archaeological Science, 2013, in press)

Glasses shopping — opinions welcome! There are 6 different...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:52:08 -0700

Couldn't resist the Harry Potter glasses.

From another store. Sorry they're not on my face!

Glasses shopping — opinions welcome! There are 6 different frames, a few duplicates at different angles. Fun!

greenapplebooks: powells: Reblog always. Ditto.

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:03:20 -0700

greenapplebooks:

powells:

Reblog always.

Ditto.

I voted — I think the winner is pretty obvious. What do...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:02:40 -0700

I voted — I think the winner is pretty obvious. What do YOU think?

libraryjournal:

You can choose jacket of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel | USA Today

Gilbert and publisher Viking spent two months battling over the jacket. “I was going to be a diva and throw my weight around,” recalls Gilbert, until she realized: “There’s a very easy answer to this question.”

Which is why fans can view the three potential covers, which are now posted on Gilbert’s Facebook page. On Thursday morning beginning at 8 a.m. ET, fans can cast their vote for the one they like best. Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. The winner, which will appear on the U.S. edition of The Signature of All Things, will be announced the next day at 5:00 p.m.

"So now we are done playing the way they want us to play. Now we are moving to music they cannot..."

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:55:45 -0700

““So now we are done playing the way they want us to play. Now we are moving to music they cannot hear, to a rhythm they cannot understand. They call it madness and we call it truth and where is the magistrate you can trust to judge between the two? Bah. So we dance on, we dance on.””

- From galley of Babayaga by Toby Barlow, due out in August, and with whom I’m excited to have dinner with tonight!!!

Our mailman just sang Happy Birthday to the store. Day: MADE.

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:51:09 -0700

AARRRRHGGGGH HOW DID I MISS THIS???!

betype: Timeline of 10 Famous Fonts

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:32:27 -0800

betype:

Timeline of 10 Famous Fonts