Cassie Ammerman, Publicity Assistant
Happy Friday! And Happy Halloween! It’s been a really great week for fun and interesting links, which means you guys get the benefits today. Hopefully these will keep you occupied as you slog through the day, anticipating the revelry tonight. I’m actually skipping the Halloween festivities this year, so someone out there have a drink for me!
I found this one last week and was so excited about it I had to save it to share with you guys. How cool is this? There’s a new state of matter.
National Novel Writing Month starts November 1st! Here’s your chance to sign up and write that novel you’re always talking about.
Not only do stars make “noise,” but they sound like….the theme from the original Star Trek!?! How cool is that?
People in the book business (myself included) are always asking what makes you buy a book. But what makes you decide NOT to buy a book? For me, it’s comparisons. “Reminiscent of…” (insert some literary heavyweight) sounds like the author has no originality.
It’s the 104th birthday of the New York City subway! And it’s more congested than ever, which I can attest on my daily hour-each-way commute…
Some fun (or not so fun) robot links: First, creating a truly evil robot; second, we already have robots on the ground in the Middle East, and apparently they’re doing a good job.
Who said bookmarks have to be boring, plain pieces of paper?
How many of the 100 most common English words do you know? I won’t admit my score here…
Literary character themed Halloween party! Check it out if you’re in New York.
I admit it; I’m a Tetris fanatic. So the sight of this fills me with nerdish glee.
It seems like I see something like this every week. Here’s another library I would love to have someday…
You guys are probably tired of news from Mars, but I’m not! Now there’s evidence that Mars had water for a lot longer than we thought.
And finally, in the spirit of Halloween and for those of us who didn’t get to carve a pumpkin in real life, there’s virtual pumpkin carving!
I’m not even going to say how much time I have now spent virtual pumpkin carving…
You always have the best links! Happy halloween to you too.