Ryan Gosling Loves the Library

First of all, this concept is genius. It’s ALL over the internets. Secondly? Hubba hubba. Seriously. 
There is a groovy infographic about the Greatest Books of All Time! over at Flavorwire that you should definitely check out. 

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.”

~Walter Cronkite~

Do you have a warm & fuzzy feeling towards your local library?
 Go show them some love here at I Love Libraries!

Lit Bits 08/01/12

Welcome Relentless Readers! 
Some bookish bits for your enjoyment:
Have you seen Matchbook.nu? Very clever! 
The Estella Society is a new book blogging community. 
The tagline: A reading playground by book bloggers, for book bloggers. Sounds interesting hmm? 
The Historical Novel Society is a literary society devoted to promoting the enjoyment of historical fiction. This site has a fantastic amount of information.
This is a great article from Flavorwire about 10 memorable sets of sisters in fiction. 
Franco Origlia/Getty Images for The New York Times

 Gore Vidal died yesterday at the age of 86. Here is a hilarious list of Mr. Vidal’s quotes.  
I’m partial to #13:
“You hear all this whining going on, ‘Where are our great writers?’ The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?” – from Esquire, 2008
Have a great Wednesday and as always, Happy Reading!!