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Cambridge Publishing Society

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Independent & unaffiliated non-profit providing publishing-related events in Cambridge. Anyone & everyone welcome. Bring all your friends! 📚🔖Next event: tbc

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Did you know the the thickest book ever published was 'The Complete Miss Marple', by Agatha Christie. It's 12.67 inches wide and 4,032 pages long and contains 20 short stories and 12 mysteries! #bookworm #amreading #amwriting #books #publishing

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Did you know that Shakespeare coined the phrase "too much of a good thing" in As You Like It? We agree that this is partly true, unless that good thing is books! #amreading #amwriting #bookworm #books #shakespeare

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According to The Guardian 'The Da Vinci Code' is the best selling book in the UK of all time. Have you read it? What did you think, is this a deserved accolade? #amreading #amwriting #books #bookworm

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“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” ― Jane Smiley, 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel' #quote #bookworm #amreading #amwriting

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We've been asking the Cambridge Publishing Society team for book recommendations - Millie suggests 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt, an incredibly visceral and exciting story about academics, would you believe it! #amreading #tbr #bookworm

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“This is where it all begins. Everything starts here, today.” ― David Nicholls, 'One Day'. Who's going to be getting a copy of Nicholls' new book that comes out today? #amreading #amwriting #bookworm #bookish

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The world's smallest book is 'Teeny Ted from Turnip Town' which can only be read with a microscope! bit.ly/2LdA5nI #tinytext #amreading #amwriting #bookworm

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Did you know that there are four law books at Harvard that are bound in human skin 
 yuck! #amreading #amwriting #bookworm #publishing

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It's rumoured that the American president Theodore Roosevelt read one book every day 
 where did he find the time?! #amreading #history #bookworm

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The most banned books in America are the Harry Potter series for promoting witchcraft and setting bad examples to children
 #bannedbooks #amreading #HarryPotter #hogwarts

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J.M. Barrie gave the rights of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital to help fund it in 1921 - and they're still receiving help from this! #philanthropy #charity #amreading #bookworm #peterpan

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Originally book covers only contained artwork, and didn't have the author's name. What's your favourite book cover? #amreading #coverart #bookworm

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According to the NOP World Culture Score Index, India is the country that reads the most, with over 10 hours per week. Thailand and China are second and third, with 9.24 and 8 hours per week respectively. The UK comes 26th! #amreading #amwriting #literacy

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Edgar Allan Poe originally wanted a parrot to repeat the word 'Nevermore' but settled on a raven when he decided a parrot didn't create the right melancholy tone! #amreading #bookworm #nevermore

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‘Alice in Wonderland’ was banned in China as it suggests that animals can talk and write just like humans, which according to a governor of Hunan in China is “disastrous”. #bookworm #aliceinwonderland #amreading