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Time for a joke! Where can books find love? UNDER THE COVERS! #BookieJokes

The bluebell is the sweetest flower That waves in summer air: Its blossoms have the mightiest power To soothe my spirit’s care. This poetry was written by the famous writer/poet, Emily Brontë (d. 1848). Her father, Patrick Branty/Brunty was from Co. Down. #FolkloreSunday 🪻

Hi all, a reminder that this week’s #FolkloreSunday is happening now with the theme of: POSITIVITY & LIGHT Bring your posts to the hashtag for a repost! See you soon! Maude xx Image: Lucy Grossmith

Hello #FolkloreSunday friends & thanks for the timely reminder about looking for the positivity & light. There is still light, love and beauty in the world! 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1959) dir. Jiří Trnka.

Jess Allen the passing of time (2023)

Ever the antidote. • Wendell Berry •

The smell of old books comes from lignin, a compound in paper that’s chemically similar to vanilla. As books age, lignin breaks down and releases vanillin, giving them that nostalgic, slightly sweet scent.

Literary Fiction List Building Giveaway cravebooks.com/giveaway/liter… via CraveBooks

'A Good House for Children' by Kate Collins is a feminist gothic mystery where two women, decades apart, try to protect their loved ones from the strange goings-on of an unsettling mansion in a world that writes them off as hysterical. #BookOfTheDay: on.nypl.org/4cHiteD

Happy Victoria Day and National Patriots' Day! Victoria Day is Canada's oldest holiday, dating back to before Canadian Confederation. It has a long and interesting history, so let's explore the story of the holiday that is the start of summer for Canadians! 🧵1/12

If you are new to Baldwin, these recommendations explore his work as a mirror to the world and our potential to grow. Learn more about how NYPL is honoring the legacy of this literary titan for his 100th birthday. → Where To Start With James Baldwin on.nypl.org/3GRFvnr

Rita Joe was one of Canada's most acclaimed poets. Often called the Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq People, she took the pain of her time in Residential School and put it into her poetry. Today, she is celebrated across Canada. This is her story. 🧵1/10

According to this quiz, I’m Next Level Naturalist! What are you? Find out now at naturequiz.ca #naturequiz

Historia giveaway! 👑All three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards. 📙Disobedient: Elizabeth Fremantle 📕Four Shots In the Night: Henry Hemming 📗The Tumbling Girl: Bridget Walsh Win the best in recent historical writing! Find out more and enter: historiamag.com/historia-givea…

I got You should read: The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller - Quiz: Which book from the Booker Prize 2025 longlist should you read first?  tryinteract.com/share/quiz/688…

“And l have become the child of clouds, and of hope.” #SundaySentence from Mary Oliver’s "To Begin With, the Sweet Grass" from Devotions.

“The world begins at a kitchen table.” #SundaySentence from “Perhaps the World Ends Here” by Joy Harjo. poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/pe… Poetry Foundation Joy Harjo #TodaysPoem #poem #poetry

In late 2023, thousands filed into a packed Toronto theatre to wait for a legend: the one and only Jane Goodall would be taking the stage. Author and biological anthropologist Keriann McGoogan celebrates her first inspiration in primatology: thewalrus.ca/jane-goodall/

#TodaysPoem Seamus Heaney’s Ribbons: A beautiful #poem about his sisters, published for the first time irishtimes.com/life-style/peo… The Irish Times #SeamusHeaney #poetrycommunity #poetry