We used to all read the same book at the same time, but that was no fun. We didn’t like having an assigned book, and having to read something we didn’t like. So we choose a theme for the year. This year is mystery.
Tag: books
The Little Free Libraries are exactly what they sound like: they’re little waterproof boxes with doors, and they’re stocked with books. People are welcome to take books from them and are invited to replace them with other fair-condition books. Little Free Libraries are all over the world.
Contact with Earth had brought with it a fashion for Earth things, particularly books of that strange planet. Wealthy families hired people to memorize Earth texts and recite them – they were known as Living Books. FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury had been the first, if she recalled her History of Library Science correctly.