Book Club

Michael Bond, Paddington Bear Creator, is Dead at 91
The New York Times

Manga 101
UNL Anime Club on Japanese cultural art forms

Lincoln City Libraries--Walt Branch
6701 S. 14th St.

Saturday, July 1
2-3 p.m.

Why has No One Ever Heard of the World's First Poet? Literary Hub

Unseen Edith Wharton Play Found Hidden in Texas Archive
The Guardian

10 Famous Book Hoarders
Literary Hub

Karl Lagerfeld has 300,000 books. . . .

How to Raise a Reader
The New York Times

Reading Beyond
CBC Blog

A list from the ALA (American Library Association) and CBC (Children's Book Council) of 75 books, 25 per age category, of book recommended for children who are advanced readers.

15 Things Book Lovers Do Better than Anyone Else
The Bustle

7 Reasons You Should Never Feel Guilty About What You Enjoy Reading, No Matter What Genre It Is 
The Bustle

One Book-One Lincoln Finalists Announced
Lincoln Journal-Star

The three finalists, selected by 17 volunteer readers from 194 nominations:

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Presidents Club:  Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy

The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

Vote through July 25 if you want to help select the next title.

One of the Earliest Science Fiction Books was Written in the 1600s by a Duchess
Atlas Obscura

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, was published in 1666.

Online Top Ranking: What Does Amazon Charts Mean for the Book Industry?
The Guardian

Tomb Drawing Shows Mongoose on a Leash, Puzzling Archaeologists
Yahoo!News

Emily Dickinson was Less Reclusive than We Think
Hyperallergic