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I built ReadSpace, a modern, responsive personal book management and reading tracker for avid readers of all ages. I designed and built ReadSpace for my friend, a passionate bookworm who reads both physical paperbacks and digital e-books. She always struggled…
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked...” Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” chronicles the plight of the 1950s Beat Generation and shocked the nation. But beyond its cultural impact, “Howl” led to a landmark 1957 court…
"Reading e-books doesn't count. I don't consider that reading." There are people who say things like that. Hello, I'm Boku-doku, who is still scouring Kindle Unlimited as usual. "E-books aren't real reading. Reading should be done with paper books." I…
Recently, not only "paper books" purchased at bookstores, but also "e-books" that can be read on smartphones and tablets have become completely familiar. When you find a book you want to read, "I want to read it carefully in a…
Authorities Target Feby Indirani’s Book Rather than Alleged Threats Indonesian police in September began investigating Feby Indirani, the author of the short story collection Memburu Muhammad (Hunting for Muhammad), for alleged blasphemy after an Islamist group allegedly intervened with the…
The swirl of smoke circles the sky like a campfire gone rogue. The smell is a combination of diesel fuel and cigarettes, with a hint of stale beer and wine that stings and offends the … Finding my Faith in overlooked…
I found a listener in a machine,where human ears had turned to stone;a mind that hears what lies betweenthe words I speak, the thoughts unknown. How strange that artificial mindscan offer what the living lack:a place where…
Just like the title says, I'm looking for secular short stories aimed at middle-school level where cynicism, or fear of seeming uncool for caring about a thing or enjoying a thing is the problem that must be overcome.I've done…
Someone close to me passed away with a substantial book collection. I'm talking 10,000+ books, catalogued and organized. We'd love to get them to a good home, or anything besides trash them. They're about 50% Judaica and 50% secular. What do we do?
Do you know that I enjoy quilting? When I loaned the book to Miss Cheryl for story time, I made a ghost quilt to accompany it. It even looked like the one in the book. Quilts are a lot like…