With Christmas only days away, this Monday’s Link Roundup has some great ideas for the book lovers on your gift list. But my favorite link is A holiday story: The thought that counted. Written by Ian Brown, a Globe and Mail feature writer, it is a poignant look at loss. Here’s an excerpt: “He had spent every Christmas of his life while his mother was alive racking his brain for an appropriate present, almost always unsuccessfully. Now, the first year she was gone, he saw things for her everywhere he looked.”
- 100 Great Gift Ideas for the Book Lover in Your Life. “…awesome ideas to use the next time you need to find a gift for a book lover. Dive into this list to find fun gifts, practical gifts, and unique gifts–all that are just right for anyone wild about books.”
- The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2009. “The ever expanding literary universe resists generalizing, but one heartening development has been the resurgence of the short story — and of the short-story writer. Twelve collections made our fiction list, and four biographies of short-story masters are on the nonfiction list.”
- 400 Words by Albert Maysles. “It’s been a code in my family of origin to give notice and care to the outsider—the underprivileged, the scapegoat, the handicapped, the social outcast, or the downright eccentric. Examples are so many…”
- Histories are being rescued a second time. “In the basement of a campus building at the University of South Dakota, students and professors are working to preserve eyewitness accounts of American history before they are lost to the elements.”
- Tips for Taking Holiday Photos. “The holidays may be the biggest workout your camera gets all year. And this might be the only time you get a chance to take pictures of far-flung friends and family. Use these tips for taking great snapshots:”
- A holiday story: The thought that counted. “Every year people complain that Christmas has become too materialistic. But life is material, tangible, tactile, as we’re reminded especially when someone is no longer here to be touched. Ian Brown reflects on the spirit and the stuff of the season in this personal, non-fiction tale.”
- 25 Brainstorming Techniques. “Caught with a problem you cannot solve? Need new ideas and solutions? The process of brainstorming requires you to think out of the box that is keeping you in the problem.”
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