Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy!
We'll start with news of the weird: in case you didn't know, Bob Ross (may he rest in peace) is a phenomenon. Bone up on your "happy little tree" holiday cocktail party conversation in this New York Times article.
More news, more weird: "Doing the Math on Vampires."
Should those conversation starters fail, here's another: Buzzfeed's list of 24 (?!) Best Fiction Books of 2015.
On the off-chance that you've been seized by holiday-shopping paralysis and inertia, get back in the game with this list of guidelines for giving books to kids. (Pro tip: books are always a good gift.)
And what warms the heart more than little free libraries? LOVE them. (Alex pointed out that the second-to-last is near our office. Fun!)
A pretty hardcore list: 21 Things Only People Madly in Love with Books Understand. (#5 right here!)
This is a fight we can get behind: The Fight for Strong Female Comic Book Characters.
Continuing the committment to diverse books, here's a list of 15 Powerful Works of Fiction Published by Black Authors in 2015.
