"The Christmas book flood [Jólabókaflóð]: Iceland's literature-loving holiday tradition" was explored by Mental Floss.
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Dictionary.com's 2018 word of the year is... "misinformation."
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Headline of the day: "Glasses worn by Irish author James Joyce while writing Ulysses fetch €17,000." (via the Irish Post)
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"Tales of the unexpected: 10 literary classics you may not have read" were recommended by Henry Eliot in the Guardian.
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Buzzfeed featured "16 libraries that look like Hogwarts IRL."
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"A close-up look at the most influential medical book of the 16th century" was offered by Atlas Obscura.