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Hay-on-Wye is a hidden gem in the UK and one of the world's best book towns. Here's all you need to know about the best bookshops in Hay-on-Wye.

Is anything really better than a book?

However, on my recent trip to the Danish capital, I realised that there is an abundance of things to do in Copenhagen for book lovers.

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The other day I was doing some online book shopping (one of my weaknesses), and just as I finished adding items to my cart, something caught my eye. You know that little menu that comes up on Amazon - "You may like ...", well, I saw and I liked. I impulsively added Unjournaling, by Dawn DiPrince and Cheryl Miller Thurston, and I'm so very glad I did. I know many of you are just about done the school year (and may I say now how very jealous I am!). Well, I'm not just about done. We go until the very end of June - June 30th to be exact. In these next few weeks I have province wide grade 6 testing, track meets (I'm the track coach), team meetings, class trips, Arts Fair ... you name it. With the weather only getting warmer each day, it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep my kids focussed and motivated. The kids (and I) needed something new. Enter Unjournaling. This book takes the age-old writing on demand tasks, and actually makes them fun! We did our first prompt on Monday - Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, without using any letters with dots. It took my students a few minutes to wrap their heads around this, but when the timer went off after 15 minutes, I had quite a few giggles and volunteers to share their work. On Tuesday, the students didn't know what to expect when I had them take out their writing notebooks. Tuesday's prompt was - You have been hired by a car company to subliminally encourage people to buy a car. You will receive $10.00 for every word that has the smaller word of car in it (example: scar, carton, etc.). Write a short story for a magazine using as many "car" words you can. When the timer went off, I heard an excited voice from the back of the class shout, "I made three hundred sixty dollars!". As I entered my classroom on Wednesday morning, the students were already asking me what their writing prompt would be that day - and their language block wasn't for two more hours! That's when I knew I had stumbled upon something great. Wednesday's writing prompt was - Write a paragraph about anything you wish, using 20 double-vowel words (example: peep, school, etc.). I also had them include 5 words from our new word wall. When the timer went off, over three quarters of my class had their hands waving in the air, eager to share their writing. SUCCESS!!! On Thursday and Friday, their task was to choose one piece of writing, polish it, publish it, and submit it for marking. I displayed the published pieces on a bulletin board to keep the excitement going. I know we're going to have a lot of fun with this book for the rest of the year. See ... sometimes impulsive online shopping can totally pay off!

These sixteen incredible bookstores have both the looks and the books.

Another beautiful interior shot of a Bronze Age comic shop, this one from Flying Colors Comics. Let’s nail down the date. The best look I can get of the nearest comics is the Fantastic Four o…

Fred & Rose West’s crimes were shocking and I well remember the days at the end of February, beginning of March 1994 when the papers were full of nothing else than the awful rising count of bod…

Jeff Wysaski, public prankster extraordinaire, is at it again with a new series of hilarious bookshop pranks from his critically acclaimed “Obvious Plant” fake publishing company. After planting fake book store sections, he has now planted self-help books with fake covers for unsuspecting shoppers to discover as they browse the aisles of an unnamed bookstore in West Hollywood.

72 p., 8 leaves of plates : 19 cm

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Givenchy by Alexander McQueen, Fall Winter 1999.

*Gets ready to curl up with these books all winter.*

1899, The Werner Company, Akron, OH, cover artist unknown. An odd compendium of uncredited, seemingly unrelated folksy stories (including one called "Joe the Chimpanzee"). Kudos to develbow for making this junk shop find. The great thing is that the disgruntled "potato man" on the cover is a complete creation of the cover artist. There's no anthropomorphized potato to be found in the text. "Mr. Sweet Potatoes", the main character of the title story, is a human; a Chinese milkman. The cover artist either didn't know or didn't care, and instead dreamed up this great character, interpreting the book title as he saw fit. I wish there WAS a story about him! All the illustrations inside are more generic, b&w engraving-type images (by, seemingly, a number of different artists). I've rarely seen such a weird disjuncture between a book's cover and its contents. Another thing; funny that this book was produced in Akron, OH, the birthplace, 70-odd years later, of those legendary spudboys, Devo. They employed a great deal of anthropotato imagery in their work. What's with Akron and potato people?

ARC won in a giveaway from Read It Forward Lush…dreamy…magical. If you’re looking for an escape this summer, VANESSA YU is truly it. It’s really not fair when a book has its best descriptor in the actual title, but VANESSA YU’s MAGICAL PARIS TEA SHOP truly is magical. As with Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune, Roselle Lim brings magical realism to her story about a woman who has fought her gift for clairvoyance for years. Vanessa lives in the Bay Area and is an accountant in her close knit family’s import/export business. Never really embracing her ability as a fortune teller, the prophecies come tumbling out when she looks into the bottom of a glass, often a tea cup. Her Auntie Evelyn also has the gift and finally invites Vanessa to Paris to help open a tea shop and work on harnessing and refining her skills. Vanessa’s trip to Paris is the stuff dreams are made of! Lush with art and museums and romance, plus vivid descriptions of food. Vanessa is a big foodie and her Paris experience is a mouthwatering gastronomic delight. At times it has a dreamy quality to it, as she meets the man she […]

Lots of Athletic Jesus™ paraphernalia. Curious...

If you've wondered how to stop buying stuff you don't need, you're not alone. As a former shopaholic, here are my tips on how to stop mindless shopping.

Being a child of the child of the 70’s and 80’s, images of Satan and the occult were everywhere, from late night horror movies to books that exploited the underworld. I can’t forget all of of the killer record covers from this era – Sex, Nudity, Motorcycles and Bondage went hand in hand when it came to […]

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If you are looking for the Self Heal By Design Barbara O'neill PDF, you've come to the right place. Read the PDF version at Minedit.

see my review on the new released book - out 5th may 2016 - Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman

Ranging from grounded literary fiction to gothic murder mysteries and magic-soaked fantasy tales, these are your essential dark academia books.

From Rebecca and Dracula to the more recent hit Mexican Gothic, gothic horror has cemented its position in popular culture thanks to its ability to frighten and horrify us in a foreboding setting. After all, nothing says excellent literature than a book that keeps you awake at night with all the lights on! This year, […]

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This is an archival art print of Hedgehog reading in her cozy little forest home, perfect for creating a magical little woodland reading corner in your own home, and a thoughtful gift for a teacher or librarian! The print is reproduced from an original pencil and digital painting. ♥︎ SIZE: 8"x10" - surrounded by white border, making paper size 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inch. Ready to pop into a standard 8x10" mat or frame. 11"x14" - surrounded by white border, making paper size 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 inch. Ready to pop into a standard 11x14" mat or frame. ♥︎ PROCESSING TIME: Your print will ship within five business days after purchase. ♥︎ SHIPPING TIME: 2-5 business days within the US via USPS First Class Mail. Shipped from Portland, OR. ♥︎ MATERIALS: Professionally printed, archival giclée print on Moab Entrada paper, a 100% cotton, archival, fine art paper. Materials meet and exceed the standards set forth by the Fine Art Trade Guild for pH and lightfastness. *Mat, frame and accessories for display purpose only and are NOT included.* ♥︎SHIPPING MATERIALS: Packaged in biodegradable plastic sleeve inside rigid cardboard mailer. ♥︎ FIND ME: Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/deborahhocking Website: deborahhockingstudio.com Instagram: @deborahhockingstudio *please note: colors may vary slightly from how they appear on your computer screen. Thank you for visiting my shop, and hope you enjoy this cozy little scene! All work copyright ©Deborah Hocking. Purchasing this print does not transfer right to reproduce the image.

What makes an author underrated? Well, there’s an argument to be made that most literary writers are—by virtue of the fact that these days they are sorely under-read by the culture at large. …