News from Sarah Painter
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Writers on writing
I love quotes. I love snarky ones, inspirational ones, and clever ones. I love those seemingly obvious ones that hit you at just the right time so that their meaning clangs inside your brain like a weight dropped from a great height, rendering your mental landscape forever changed. I also,…
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Book News: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
As you may guess from his Shakespeare-inspired* title, John Green is an author who refuses to condescend to his readers. Although his books are full of interesting references and child prodigy characters that spout poetry or, in the case of Looking for Alaska, are obsessed with the last words of historical figures, Green wears his intellectualism…
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Repurposed library card catalogues
I’m obsessed with vintage stuff, everything to do with books, and miniature drawer units, so it was inevitable that I would love reclaimed library card catalogues. The digital age has shunted library index cards out of favour so there are beautiful wooden card catalogues ripe for repurposing in your home. Tricia of Bits & Bobbins…