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If you belong in the overlapping section of a Venn diagram representing those who love literature and those who love cats, the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West, Florida, is your personal slice of heaven. If you also … Continue reading

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UPDATE—October 26, 2012: The Toronto Women’s Bookstore has announced on its website that a celebration of the store’s four decades will take place on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m., with readings by several local female authors. See the store’s … Continue reading

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The creative team at Google seems to honour someone or something different every day with their variations on the standard colourful logo. We couldn’t help but smile when we noticed that today’s altered logo includes 16 illustrations of the beloved … Continue reading

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Thanks to everyone who submitted questions and took part in yesterday’s online Water for Elephants discussion! Since it was our first-ever online chat, we were glad to see some of our readers make it a truly interactive experience — taking … Continue reading

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Last week, Water for Elephants, based on Sara Gruen’s best-selling novel, hit theatres in all its 1930s-era circus/forbidden-love spectacle, to mixed reviews. Did Robert Pattinson escape the Twilight zone and prove himself a respectable leading man as runaway veterinary student … Continue reading

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Could “all-in-one” be the best business model for indie bookstores struggling to stay afloat? Recently named one of Lonely Planet’s “World’s Greatest Bookshops,” The Bookworm in Beijing, China (with two offshoot locations in the cities of Chengdu and Suzhou) seems … Continue reading

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