For many bibliophiles the smell of books has always been one of the most satisfying and mystifying components of their book love. Now, thanks to the folks at Compound Interest, we have a visual breakdown of the aroma.
Reading on the other side of the pond: The Habits of British Book Readers
by Sofia M. via Visually. Over 60% read for 5 or more hours a week. Surprisingly, according to the World Culture Score Index the average american reads almost 5 1/2 hours a week. There is still hope.
A Dave Eggers menagerie to help send kids to college
Before the ascent of his writing career, and his publishing career as the founder of the one and only McSweeney's, Dave Eggers pursued the life of an artist. Eggers returns to the realm of art with an exhibit of drawings to benefit ScholarMatch, an a amazing new program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. The 40 posters, in the vernacular of political propaganda posters, will be on display from Electric Works at ArtMRKT which takes place in San Francisco, May 15-18. Here is a look at all of the posters, including an archive of the sold pieces.
The Future is Here: When Science Fiction Turns Real
Infographic brought by Isabelle Turner, PrinterInks This is an evolving graph if you know of a true science fiction prediction to add io9 has the details. And I need to read Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner, who has a whopping 9 predictions that have come to fruition! Published in 1968 and set in 2010...
Library Cheat Sheet
Every wonder how they do it? How libraries big and small organize all that material. With this handy visual we get a peek into the brain of a librarian. It's Dewey Decimal vs. Library of Congress. I think Covers by Chip Kidd is misshelved. graphic by newhousemaps.