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Slideshows

• Seven pranks and tricks from classic literature

  Today is April Fools’ Day, so for the next 24 hours, be careful out there on the Internet. Every story you see should be read carefully, every headline cause for… Read more »

• Recycled books make for eco-friendly art

  Eco-Artware, a store dedicated to environmentally friendly gifts, has posted a series of photos on its website, Eco-Artware-Notes, of several projects that recycle discarded books. It features a couple installations… 1 / Read more »

• SLIDE SHOW: When writers attack … other writers

  Wordsmiths, obviously, should know how to sting other writers. But some have proven especially good at it. Herewith, the ten historic barbs we think the most notable and the story… 1 / Read more »

• Cold books to cope with hot summer days

  Here in New York, the summer heat has been oppressive lately, and people are looking for an escape — fleeing the city for breezy beaches, staying secluded in ice-cold air-conditioned… Read more »

• SLIDE SHOW: Ten best cake heads of the Leveson Inquiry

  Oh, gleeful gleeful. What could possibly make the Murdoch comeuppance even sweeter? Cakes, I say, cakes! Miss Cakehead at Eat Your Heart Out, purveyors of deliciously bad-taste cakes, furnishes us… Read more »

• SLIDE SHOW: The private world of great writers

  The website Apartment Therapy has posted a slideshow of fifteen writers’ bedrooms, many of which are an interesting reflection of the authors’ works and personalities. Victor Hugo’s apartment on Paris’… Read more »

• SLIDESHOW: Ten marijuana loving authors

  The news of the seizure of three packages carrying roughly 11 pounds of marijuana being shipped to the good folks at St. Martin’s Press has spread far and wide. It… Read more »

• Which writer had the greatest beard?

  The Telegraph is running a slideshow of the twelve greatest author beards.  While most of the beards on their list are remarkable, we were a little miffed that some of… 1 / Read more »

• SLIDE SHOW: Famous writers’ stationary

  For those of us interested in the evolution of the written word (and who also enjoy rifling through celebrities’ personal effects), Retronaut has posted a series of letterheads from famous… Read more »

• SLIDESHOW: Bookshelf porn

  Ready your bibs, you’re about to drool. Over at the Guardian there’s a slideshow of some of the most beautiful bookshelves money can buy. Problem is, none of us has… Read more »