Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend!
Banned Book Week is coming to an end. How many of these banned books have you read? (h/t to Gina, our newest OOMer!)
As I frequent visitor to Scholastic’s library, I’ve heard Deimosa tell horror stories about the condition books are in when they are returned. So it’s no surprise she was the one to come across this helpful (and funny) video about book preservation.
Whether they are interesting, troubling, kind, dark, smart, adventurous, or cowardly, characters can make or break a book. Take a look at this list of the 50 Greatest Characters in Literature.
American publishers gave away 122,951,031 paperback books during WWII, which made history, literature, and poetry accessible to many more people.
Here’s some cool research Morgan came across: the act of writing has health benefits!
Have you ever been in a museum and wanted to touch the paintings? Thanks to the technology of 3D scanners and printers, there’s a book of precious art you can actually touch! How cool is that?!
Since we’re talking about art, check out these amazing paintings Alex came across. The artist is a 5-year-old girl with Autism from Leicestershire.
Other great stories:
- Looking for your next fantasy book? Try one if the British Fantasy Award winners
- This reader decided to only read books written by women
- Here are some tips to get out of a reading slump
