As I Lay Frying is a simple but brilliant Tumblr b... ...es two great achievements of humanity: donuts and literature . The juxtapositions of literary quotations and de...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/17/Donuts-and-Literature/New York-based illustrator Evan Robertson has a great series of posters on his Etsy shop featuring illustrated interpretations of famous quotes by literary legends.Link Via Laughing Squid...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/16/delightful-posters-featuring-quotes-from-famous-writers/Did you know Sherlock Holmes was almost named “Sherringford” Holmes? Or that Gandalf was almost "Bladorthin?" Bladorthin the Grey? Yeah, not so much. But that seems to have been J.R.R. Tolkien’s original thinking....
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/11/what-your-favorite-literary-characters-were-almost-named/Here's a fun way to make a parking garage look... ...lk of Kansas City voted on which classic works of literature would appear on the parking garage wall. I gue...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/09/kansas-city-parking-garage-transformed-into-giant-bookshelf/The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport) is the most popular form of public transportation in San Francisco and surrounding cities, and many commuters enjoy reading a book to pass the time on the ride home. This new series...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/21/literary-journeys-on-the-bart/At 1,456 pages, War and Peace makes a big impression … and a great doorstop. But books don’t have to weigh a lot to be heavy hitters. Here are seven tiny tomes—all fewer than 100 pages—that sparked revolutions....
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/14/7-tiny-books-that-packed-a-big-punch/Author Maurice Sendak won a Caldecott Medal in 1964 for the picture book "Where the Wild Things Are." Most of us grew up with that book and others by Sendak, who is known for adding dark and subversive stories to the mos...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/08/r-i-p-maurice-sendak/Have you ever wished that Juliet would just disappear so you could have Romeo all for yourself? Well, you don't have to travel back into time just to influence Shakespeare to use your name, just go to U Star Novels, fork...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/25/you-could-star-in-your-favorite-novel/(YouTube Link) This succinct yet informative video reveals how old books get that distinctive smell we bibliophiles know and love, and illustrates the tell tale signs of book deterioration. Watching it immediately br...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/13/how-old-books-get-that-distinctive-smell/The Lands of Ice and Fire is the perfect gift for the nerd that has everything, and will make you a big hit at your next Cartographer's Society meeting. It's loaded with beautiful, full color maps based on George R. R...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/11/a-game-of-thrones-map-collection/
