Librarian Pulls Hollow Book off Shelf and Unravels a Mystery
Librarian Devon Tatton had no idea she was about to uncover a mystery when she was looking through old travel books from the Greater Victoria Public Library’s central branch collection in August. When she picked up Handpicked Tours of North America: A Motorist’s Guide to Scenic Routes and Fascinating Places in Canada and the USA, she discovered a library within the library. Check out more about what she found and her response over at Capital Daily.
Photograph of the Rossettis Taken by Lewis Carroll Up for Auction
An “extremely rare” photograph of the Rossettis taken by author Lewis Carroll will be up for auction later this week. In October 1863, Charles Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, visited the Rossettis at their home in Chelsea, London. The photograph that’s up for auction is a picture Carroll photographed on this trip, a picture of the poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti playing chess, while his sister Christina, the poet, looks on. The picture was taken in the garden of Dante Gabriel’s house. “It’s such an intimate photograph, to see the two of them playing chess together, and the sisters looking on,” said Ian Ehling, director of fine books and manuscripts at Bonhams, where the photograph is being auctioned. “Carroll was an intimate reader of Rossetti’s books, so that’s probably how the friendship came about, and then he himself was of course a very gifted amateur photographer throughout his life.”
Buzzfeed Names Their Picks for the Best Books of 2021
The editors over at Buzzfeed News have chosen their picks for the best books of 2021. Their selections cover fiction and nonfiction and include works such as Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke, A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib, What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad, Afterparties by Anthony Veasna So, and many more.
The Mystery of the Anonymous Fantasy Author Taking Over BookTok
The mystery of who wrote the fantasy novel A Broken Blade has taken over BookTok. Before the answer is revealed, let’s take a look at the clues.