2021 Calendar For All The Bookish Things
The Guardian is back again with its yearly literary calendar to help keep you in the know of all bookish things–from awards, to book releases, and even adaptations. Organized by month, then events, and book releases, make sure to bookmark this page.
Amazon Has Closed Its Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Quietly, Amazon had been phasing out its Kindle Owners’ Lending Library service (KOLL)–Amazon Prime members were able to basically borrow one book a month from a range of available titles–over the recent months and now it’s gone. In its place will be Amazon’s Prime Reading service: “…this will expand on KOLL’s original principle and allow similar ‘lending,’ but of up to 10 titles per month.”
Teen Sold Hand-Drawn Coloring Books To Buy Lamb Herd
Fourteen-year-old Maloi Lannan began selling hand-drawn coloring books that explain regenerative agriculture in order to buy a herd of lambs. Now she has 15 sheep, which make up her sheep grazing business in order to practice regenerative agriculture. It’s like a full regenerative agriculture circle–or something.
Little Free Libraries Across All 7 Continents
Take a book, give a book. Learn more about Little Free Libraries and how they’re making appearances across all seven continents.