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Philly Hotline Offers Poems Of Hope

Dial 1-855-763-6792, the Healing Verse Philly Poetry Line, and you’ll hear a new Philadelphia-connected poet’s 90-second poem every Monday in 2021. The Poetry Line is created by Philadelphia poet laureate Trapeta B. Mayson who you’ll hear list out the brief menu options when you call.

Search For Rare Isaac Newton Book

A project by Prof. Mordechai Feingold of the California Institute of Technology and Andrej Svorencik of the University of Mannheim in Germany has them looking for the first editions of Sir Isaac Newton’s 1687 published book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. While there are copies in three Canadian Universities, the project wants to find all surviving copies, based on a paper the scientists wrote, in order to prove that at the time of its publishing the book was read and also understood.

Good Housekeeping Starts Feel Good Book Club

If your mantra for 2021 is “as many feel good things as possible” then Good Housekeeping may have a book club for you. Just launched, the GH Book Club has a newsletter to sign up, will announce the month’s book at the start of every month, and has already selected its first book: The Book of Moods by Lauren Martin.

Analyzing Tumblr’s Year in Review in Books

A conversation with Tumblr’s resident Trend Expert, Amanda Brennan, to discuss Tumblr’s 2020 book trends and expectations for 2021.