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I've been editing all weekend, and of course would get distracted by the wonders of the internet. Somehow (I think maybe via Facebook) I stumbled on this website, HappyPlace, and may have wasted an hour or so laughing. I take that back: laughing is never a waste of time. This is a little off topic, so I'll share one of the best posts, having to do with children.
Not that any of us need more time wasters, but hey, laughing is healthy.
In other news, I was admiring Laini Taylor's blog post about color-coded bookshelves, and it reminded me of an editor who in interviews always asks how the interviewee arranges his/her books. I suppose it comes from working at a bookstore, but I arrange mine by age range: picture books, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult. And my adult books are further separated by nonfiction and fiction. Boring, huh?
How do you all organize your book collections?
4 Comments on giraffes and bookshelves, last added: 8/8/2011
Thanks for the fun link! I was giggling like a maniac at the signs, especially. The "A Few Good Men" reference cracked me up-to-the-point-of-tears. And the tripping cat warning: COMEDY GOLD. Perfect way to start a Monday!
That post by Laini was eye candy for sure. I would love to organize my books that way, but I doubt I would ever find anything. My books are organized by poetry (which is alphabetical!), fiction, and nonfiction. The fiction is grouped by type--fantasy, mystery, classics, etc. It may look out of order to anyone else, but I can find titles quickly.
Those signs are hilarious! I organize my books by size, but I've been enjoying this recent trend of organizing them by color... maybe that will be next.
I've been working on a "Beyond the Book" post for today but got waylaid--it will have to wait till next week. But in the meantime, I wanted to direct you all to this beautiful blog post by author Matthew Quick (aka "Q") over at the blog Debutante Ball (also where I wrote this guest post last December). It will brighten your day, I promise! I'll be posting a Beyond the Book about his debut young adult novel Sorta Like a Rock Star later this month (it wasn't the post I've been working on, though), but in the meantime, his post introduces the book. All I'll say right now is READ IT.
Also check out the new blog Quest for Kindness by Matthew and his wife, author Alecia Bessette. I look forward to reading it!
I'm on vacation, at my parents' home in Southern California for the holidays. I made it out of New York on the last non-canceled flight to Los Angeles Saturday afternoon during the snow storm! Speaking of the storm, I was actually a teeny tiny bit sad to have escaped, because I really love snow, and there's something so special about the first big snow of the season. But I was happy to live vicariously (whil in 70 degree weather) via lots of photos and videos online. Here's my favorite:
This year really flew by. I'll try to do a proper wrap-up in the next few weeks, but today I'll direct you to agent Nathan Bransford's great "Year in Publishing" post.
And here's a recent article about a business practice in publishing that nobody talks about. In fact, I know very little about how this works and found the article fascinating myself.
I was a guest blogger over at the Debutante Ball last week, and posted about research--how I researched to find my dream publishing job, that is! Read it here.
Also, related to Meghan's post about eBooks, this is an interesting article about an experiment regarding the issue of DRM, or digital rights management.
And finally, in honor of the sad news that actress Brittany Murphy died over the weekend, and also the recent news of Kirkus's demise, I was reminded of my post from this past May about Bad Reviews, which referenced both subjects (albeit somewhat indirectly). And will add that despite my negative feelings towards some of the reviews in Kirkus, I was saddened by the news. It really is a loss to publishing. You can read more thoughts about this over at the Horn Book blog.
And to conclude this random post, let's get back to snow. Anyone who knows me well knows that my favorite snow book, which is also my favorite picture book of all time, is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Other snow books I love are Robert's Snow by Grace Lin, and Uri Shulevitz's Snow.
What are some of your favorite snow books?
5 Comments on It's snowing! It's snowing random links, that is., last added: 12/21/2009
Great links! Especially fascinating article about bookseller real estate and also the one about copy protecting ebooks... so much change coming in publishing!
Favorie snow book: WINTER HOLIDAY by Arthur Ransome, without a doubt. I reread it every winter -- ideally, on a really cold snowy day. It was his own favorite of all his books and there is something about it that captures the essence of winter and childhood.
I was astonished to learn this weekend that my friend Susan Sherman, Art Director at Charlesbridge, rereads it every year too -- during the first snowfall.
I'm also fond, very fond, of THE SNOWY DAY and SNOW FLAKE BENTLEY, but as everyone who knows me well knows, novels are my real loves.
Thanks for the link, Alvina! I'm also jealous to have missed the snowstorm. I used to love walking through my Brooklyn neighborhood right after it snowed.
Of course, dealing with the F train during/after a snowstorm was enough to make a guy want to move back to San Francisco. But I do miss it.
Thanks for the fun link! I was giggling like a maniac at the signs, especially. The "A Few Good Men" reference cracked me up-to-the-point-of-tears. And the tripping cat warning: COMEDY GOLD. Perfect way to start a Monday!
"SAND!"
That post by Laini was eye candy for sure. I would love to organize my books that way, but I doubt I would ever find anything. My books are organized by poetry (which is alphabetical!), fiction, and nonfiction. The fiction is grouped by type--fantasy, mystery, classics, etc.
It may look out of order to anyone else, but I can find titles quickly.
Those signs are hilarious! I organize my books by size, but I've been enjoying this recent trend of organizing them by color... maybe that will be next.