I know what my plans are this Saturday: visiting one of our local independent bookstores.
For folks in the United States, April 26, 2025 marks the 12th annual Independent Bookstore Day.
Held the last Saturday in April, Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national celebration where independent bookstores have special events, exclusive books, author talks, cupcakes, contests, tote bags, and raffles.
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A novel idea for moving over 9,000 books, ibises following their foster human parents on a migration journey from the Alps to Spain, and evidence suggesting how the Egyptian pyramids were really built are a few of the fascinating stories I’ve read and enjoyed over the past month.
I hope you enjoy them, too!
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A very happy 97th birthday to Tom Lehrer, American child prodigy, songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematics lecturer.
I first heard about Tom Lehrer years ago, when I took high school chemistry.
My chemistry teacher, Mr. O as we called him, was the kind of teacher you and your friends would visit after school in the chemistry lab for 1 1/2 hours.
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