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Sep 9

flying colors
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A Coloring Book For Adults?

I’ve got to be honest. I love building Legos. I buy my son Legos just so I can “help” him build them. I have a Lego-sized hole in my brain that only those little Legos can fill.

I don’t care that I’m 39 years old. I’m unrepentant about my love for Legos.

That’s why I love my friend Jennifer’s most recent project. She illustrated an “expert-level coloring adventure” called Flying Colors that allows you to tap into that long-forgotten segment of your brain that loves to just sit down at the kitchen table with a coloring book and color.

I guess you’d call it a coloring book for adults, though I’m sure anyone who loves to color could give these illustrations a go.

I don’t know what else to say other than it’s a creative, super cool idea. Who doesn’t need a little “art therapy” every now and then?

Here’s a sample page: Read more

Sep 8

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The 101 Books 5th Anniversary Giveaway Winners!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the book giveaway over the weekend.

On Friday, I asked you to post the worst novel you’ve ever read in the comments section. I’ll randomly select three winners–using a random number generator–and those three winners can pick one novel out of the first 82 I’ve read.

So, without further delay, here are the three randomly selected winners! Read more

Sep 4

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The 101 Books 5th Anniversary Giveaway!

Last week, 101 Books celebrated its 5 year anniversary–better known as a “blogaversary” in some parts.

Today, let’s take the celebration to the next level by giving a few novels away. How ’bout it?

As usual, I’ll keep this simple.

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is answer the following question in the comments:

What’s the worst book you ever read?  Read more

Sep 2

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This Harry Potter Fact Will Make You Feel Old

<——– J.K. Rowling tweeted that little bit of news yesterday.

I know, like, Harry Potter doesn’t actually exist and all, but chew on that little bit of news.

His oldest son, James Potter, would be starting at Hogwarts yesterday.

I’m at the point in my life where I deal with these revelations of time everyday. A few months ago, I realized that this year’s high school graduation class wasn’t even alive when I graduated high school. That’s old.

And, now, Harry Potter’s son is off to Hogwarts?

What’s next–Han Solo as an old man? Don’t answer that.

 

Sep 1

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Salman Rushdie On His Writing Process

Over the years, I’ve posted many excerpts from The Paris Review’s interviews with famous authors.

I love these interviews because they not only focus on authors and their novels, but they also dig into the writing process itself. And I’ve always enjoyed reading how world-class novelists go about their jobs. It’s fascinating.

Let’s take a look at Salman Rushdie’s writing process: Read more

Aug 28

5 years
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101 Books Turns Five!

5 years.

That’s a long time.

I guess, when you’re 39 like me, it’s not really that long of a time. But, still, it’s about 12% of my lifetime.

It’s also the amount of time this blog has existed. Sunday is the actual 5 year anniversary of 101 Books, but I don’t post on Sundays so…

The blog started on August 30, 2010 while I was sitting in a beach house overlooking the Atlantic on a Labor Day vacation. I popped open my laptop, went to wordpress.com, and cranked out my first post. This one.  Read more

Aug 27

Seinfeld
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That Time Kramer Met Salman Rushdie

Seinfeld was a fabulous show.

One of the many reasons to love the show is its inclusion of relatively obscure literary references. You might remember I did a post awhile back about the episode in which George discover’s that his fiance, Susan, is the recipient of John Cheever’s famous love letters. Who saw that coming? Read more

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