tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206508795103226972024-03-13T09:21:11.361-07:00A Writer's DeskThoughts on books, readings and writings.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.comBlogger8327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-65426822030679140232014-09-01T18:33:00.001-07:002014-09-01T18:33:38.193-07:00A Writer's Desk on Haitus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Greetings faithful readers,<br /><br />I hope things are going well and you're enjoying your summer. I'm going to put this blog on haitus until I fashion a new website for myself and my writing.<br />
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In the meantime, I'm not going anywhere, really.<br /><br />You can still follow me on...<br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/shipleywriter" target="_blank">Twitter</a><br /><br /><a href="http://freecraponthesideoftheroad.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Tumblr</a><br /><br /><a href="http://instagram.com/jonathanshipley" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br />
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<br /><a href="http://365infocus.com/tagged/jonathanshipley" target="_blank">365 in Focus</a> (a photography blog)<br /><br />Thanks for reading and see you all soon!<br /><br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-14442123593032889612014-07-24T06:02:00.000-07:002014-07-24T06:02:00.191-07:00Iconic Book Covers That Changed Over Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/iconic-book-covers-changing-over-time" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>. Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-32647721806679474442014-07-23T05:42:00.000-07:002014-07-23T05:42:00.248-07:00FIrst Printed Book in English Sells at Auction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's 540 years old and was sold for <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28344300" target="_blank">this much</a>. Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-82292567889143093672014-07-22T05:34:00.000-07:002014-07-22T05:34:14.940-07:00Brigham Young's Short-Lived Mormon Aphabet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Interesting story from Slate, <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/07/21/deseret_alphabet_history_the_19th_century_alternative_alphabet_and_the_church.html?utm_content=buffer7c38f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">here</a>.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-40185738689404632532014-07-16T06:01:00.000-07:002014-07-16T06:01:00.383-07:00Chasing Orwell's Ghost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A writer travels to the Scottish island of Jura where Orwell spent some time with tubercular fever.<br />
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<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/10914210/The-last-photograph-of-Virginia-Woolf.html" target="_blank">This</a>. Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-75001761714402952742014-07-15T05:48:00.000-07:002014-07-15T05:48:00.225-07:00What Did Jane Austen Look Like, Anyway?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2014/07/what-jane-austen-looked-like.phtml" target="_blank">This</a>. Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-77601841844683915702014-07-14T05:46:00.000-07:002014-07-14T05:46:00.799-07:00The Art of Bookstore Shelving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <i>Atlantic</i> takes a look at the intricacies involved, <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/07/how-shelving-can-save-the-life-of-a-book/373164/" target="_blank">here</a>.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-48316907172895663702014-07-11T05:48:00.000-07:002014-07-11T05:48:00.383-07:00How NYC Inspired Madeline<br />
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The Daily Beast has the story, <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/08/madeline-s-new-york-moment-ludwig-bemelmans-heroine-comes-home.html" target="_blank">here</a>.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-83152773676392127412014-07-10T05:46:00.000-07:002014-07-10T05:46:00.079-07:00The Secrets of a Creative Brain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <i>Atlantic</i> <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/06/secrets-of-the-creative-brain/372299/" target="_blank">looks deep</a>.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-86567024745603869582014-07-09T05:54:00.004-07:002014-07-09T05:54:44.709-07:00The Little Engine That Could...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...<a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/07/08/329520062/in-little-engine-that-could-some-see-an-early-feminist-hero" target="_blank">feminist hero</a>? Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-76714283957125751532014-07-09T05:42:00.000-07:002014-07-09T05:42:00.042-07:00A Cross-Country Traveling Bookstore and Publisher<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0CDkv0B-4RU" width="560"></iframe><br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-52545834037767426262014-07-08T05:37:00.002-07:002014-07-08T05:37:37.853-07:00Thoreau on Skunk Cabbage...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...and what it can teach us about the meaning of life. <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/08/thoreau-journal-skunk-cabbage-optimism/?utm_content=bufferfd580&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>!Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-55554513750340893442014-07-04T06:30:00.000-07:002014-07-04T06:30:02.734-07:00The Lost Beauty of Book Endpapers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://hyperallergic.com/134950/the-lost-beauty-of-book-endpapers/" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>!Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-9697093357644569762014-07-03T06:28:00.000-07:002014-07-03T06:28:00.119-07:00Nabakov<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UxubAJSJUZM" width="560"></iframe><br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-2962201255331670702014-07-02T05:32:00.000-07:002014-07-02T05:32:00.262-07:0030 Vintage Photos of People in Libraries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/57504/30-vintage-photos-people-libraries" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>! Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-61493690633116710762014-07-01T05:43:00.000-07:002014-07-01T05:43:00.419-07:00Vintage World Cup Posters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_beautiful_game_world_cup_posters_1930_2014" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>!<br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-4163843392750644442014-06-30T05:31:00.000-07:002014-06-30T05:31:00.577-07:00Where to Start with Jack Kirby<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/tkEeRoJ39qc" width="560"></iframe><br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-51407028913722388712014-06-27T05:25:00.000-07:002014-06-27T05:25:00.054-07:00The 18th Century Art of Fireworks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://letterology.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-18th-century-art-of-fireworks.html" target="_blank">Kaboom</a>! Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-16617480428010863282014-06-26T05:16:00.000-07:002014-06-26T05:16:00.675-07:00Books Written from the Villian's Point of View<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-jensen/post_7863_b_5527173.html?utm_hp_ref=books" target="_blank">list</a>, care of the Huffington Post.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-62892041679350787632014-06-25T05:14:00.001-07:002014-06-25T05:14:16.048-07:00The Literature of Soccer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In honor of the World Cup, <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/25/the-literature-of-futbol-11-great-books-about-soccer.html" target="_blank">a reading list</a>.Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-12562092621493848612014-06-23T05:43:00.000-07:002014-06-23T05:43:00.325-07:0066 Facts about the English Language You Might Not Know<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-anthony-jones/66-facts-you-may-not-have_b_5508623.html?utm_hp_ref=books" target="_blank">Enjoy</a>!Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-12231812140507769742014-06-23T05:22:00.000-07:002014-06-23T05:22:00.219-07:00Getting to Know Mindy Kaling<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/87W5sNDQvUU" width="560"></iframe><br />Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-71193981706683244682014-06-20T05:59:00.000-07:002014-06-20T05:59:00.270-07:00The Best (Female) Novelists Working Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/may/09/female-novelists-usa" target="_blank">list</a>, care of the <i>Guardian</i>. Jonathan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11055484022096368913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120650879510322697.post-9392410270990128762014-06-20T05:28:00.000-07:002014-06-20T05:28:00.288-07:00A New York Rare Book Dealer<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/96645798?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/96645798">A New York Rare Book Dealer</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user26259774">Louise Dewast</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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