Thanks to ebookfriendly for this gem
Need Help? There are 165,986 librarians across the U.S.: Checking Out America’s Libraries (Infographic)
Infographic courtesy of H&R Block (not sure what their relationship to libraries is) h/t Electric Literature
A Jewish Literary Map of New York City
Vhat, Voody Allen is not a rider? :-) Our friends at Jewish Book Council devised this gem featuring writers and literary characters of the Big Apple
Words words words words: A look at books and word counts
Design Taxi via ShortList
Shame and Literacy
Unfortunately, I missed the boat when The Reader by Bernhard Schlink first hit American shores in 1997. Originally published in Germany it went on to sell, after an Oprah push, over two million copies in the U.S. and became the first German book to top The New York Times bestseller list. I did; however, watch the 2008 film version recently and have been thinking about it ever since. It has to rank among the most powerful films dealing with literacy ever made. The film follows the relationship between Hanna Schmitz (played by Kate Winslet, who won an Academy Award for performance) and a 15-year-old boy Michael (played...