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SHAUN SMITH'S SUNDAY SUNDRIES

Submitted by ssmith on October 23, 2011 - 12:15am
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A WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF INTERNET CURIOSITIES FROM THE BOOK WORLD

Bookcase Porn
50 cool bookcases...well, 48 actually. Numbers 34 and 43 are just normal bookcases from what I can tell.

Fun Type
Facebook creative director Ji Lee's new book does kooky things with typography. (I still can't figure out what #6 is.)

Amazon Lockers
In Seattle, Amazon is experimenting with drop lockers for product shipments.

Landmarks
10 landmarks for lovers of Western literature

The Worst Business in the World
Publishing sucks, publishing sucks, publishing sucks, publishing yadda yadda yadda.

E-reader info graphic
How many people are "embracing" e-readers? This info graphic allegedly tells us. But you know, I've got one of those things. For the last month it has been laying on the floor of my office, where my 18-month-old daughter plays with it on a daily basis. Can't really think of a better use for it.

Human Library
We've all heard about Amazon taking the middleman out of the publishing game by functioning as both bookseller and publisher for some authors. Well, the Toronto Public Library (not the first to do this) has taken it a step further and removed the actual books from the equation with their Human Books program.

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The Squeaky Wheel is Named Victoria Poet Laureate

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Submitted by lrogers on December 20, 2008 - 1:05pm

The Squeaky Wheel is Named Victoria Poet Laureate

Yes, Wordy, I got the job. It was a secret for a while, and that is why I couldn't tell you. I love the opportunity to apread the word that poetry and music are sometimes energising and sometimes healing, and that is my mandate as Victoria Poet Laureate. Hopefully, in the next three years, I will be able to work with a very progressive city council on moving our small city where it aches to go. I want to bring as many as possible together to draw attention to the gifts we have been given and the deficits we have created.

My statement to the Mayor and Council follows:

Your Worship
Members of Council
Friends and Grandchildren

Shaun Smith

Shaun Smith is a novelist and journalist living in Toronto. His young adult novel Snakes & Ladders was published in January 2009 by the Dundurn Group.

Go to Shaun Smith ’s Author Page