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Library Lends Out Taxidermic Specimens
All you need is an Anchorage public library card to check out Taxidermy specimens from the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS) located at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. “The only item not available for circulation: the black bear that stands crouched amongst the library’s bookshelves and tables. ‘It’s just too big to check out,’ Rozen says.”
Penguin Random House Reader Loyalty Program
Penguin Random House will now reward you for buying PRH titles. Create a free account on their site, enter basic proof you’ve purchased a PRH title, and accumulate points. 120 points will get you a reward code to be “redeemed for free PRH books, up to a $30 value, on PRH.com.” All the deets here.
Wattpad + Sony Pictures
Wattpad, a community for writers to upload their work, has partnered with Sony Pictures. Sony now has first-look rights to all the up-and-coming stories on Wattpad. Here’s hoping this means new voices will be getting a seat at the adaptation table.