Monday Morning LitLinks
The Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest bible in the world, is being reassembled from points around the world into an online exhibition.
Anne Trubek, writing at More Intelligent Life, makes the case that technology and networking have delivered us to a new golden age of writing.
The Guardian Book Blog features a new poem by Susan Wicks, along with some interesting commentary on the collision of verse and technology.
Can college textbooks be rented like movies?
The LA Times’ Sarah Weinman examines the rationale and odd results of releasing translations of series out of order.
Pakistan’s lone gay writer goes back into the closet (hat tip: kathleenguler)
The Dallas Morning News breaks down the highly successful business model of Half Price Books.
Inkygirl throws down the 1000 words a day challenge (or, if that’s too daunting, the 500 words a day challenge).
Today in Literature: On this day in 1525, Sit Thomas More was beheaded for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.
AuthorScoop
July 6th, 2009 at 10:39 am
After they finish reassembling that bible, will all hell break loose if they realize that one of the lost chapters of the Codex Sinaiticus is “Heather Has Two Mommies”?
July 6th, 2009 at 10:52 am
$205 million in sales for a used book store chain? Very impressive.
I would have thought that eBay would have killed off any viability of a sizable brick and mortar used book store (let alone a chain) a long time ago.
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July 6th, 2009 at 11:38 am
lol@ heather has two mommies…
i was also surprised at half price books success…