Morning Notes: Giant, Scary Books Edition

KEEP THIS BOOK UNDER YOUR HAT

There’s an interesting post over at Read Roger about books with nondisclosure agreements that prevent reviews before the book publishes. In short – not very cool. Click here to read.

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS

Time for a teeny tiny hipster library.

(Thanks to Pop Candy for the link)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS: DISPENSED

Ah, the good ol’ NBAs – always zigging where others zag. Few predicted that Thanhha Lai’s Inside Out and Back Again would take top honors in the Young People’s Literature category, but take top honors it did. Click here to read.

EarlyWord also has a nice roundup of NBA video clips, including the announcement of the Young People’s Literature category.

REPORT: BOOKS DON’T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE

And here all this time I thought they did. Thankfully, this article from the saterical geniuses at The Onion sets me straight. Click here to read.

(Thanks to @MotherReader and others for the link)

CAUTION: FALLING BOOKS

If you’re interested in making your book collection look huge…

Click here to purchase.

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