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The Power of Reading: Connecting People Around the World Through Books
In a guest post, author Ann Morgan—the blogger at A Year of Reading the World—reflects on her 2017 project, "Postcards from my bookshelf."
Read Ann's guest post
Happy 11th Blogiversary, Smitten Kitchen!
"The more you work at it, the closer it gets to what you have in your head."
Advice from Deb Perelman
Two More Ways to Sell on Your Site with a Payment Button
These two websites use payment buttons to promote and sell seminars and books.
Learn how to sell your services and products
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    Art
    The Museum
    by Lizzie
  2. Love, Tokyo

    Writer Bron reflects on leaving her home and job and South Africa to move to Tokyo, Japan. “Here I am neither an insider nor an outsider, still foreign, but not out of place.”
    Jetpack
    Kumi Obata, Refreshing dream, etching (2007)
    One black tree
    by Bron
  3. The Knockout Project

    Through personal stories, The Knockout Project aims to raise awareness about the dangers of concussion.
    Health
  4. I’m Not Saying We Shouldn’t Be Angry

    “I’m not saying we shouldn’t be angry.
    Anger seems reasonable. But perhaps
    we will do what I’ve heard the Inuit do—
    spend the emotion on walking, walk a line
    until all the anger has left our bodies.”
     
    A poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer at A Hundred Falling Veils.
    Poetry
    A Hundred Falling Veils
    by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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  1. How Ann Coleman Found Her Voice Through Blogging

    Ann Coleman on silencing the inner critic and writing with confidence.

    Inspiration
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  2. Five Things We Love at The Chicago Review of Books

    Explore The Chicago Review of Books, a literary publication.
    Books
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  3. What a Difference a Custom Header Makes

    These three blogs use the Libre 2 theme and custom headers in different ways.
    Design
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  2. Education
  3. The Iris

    The official blog of the Getty, in Los Angeles, The Iris aims to educate and inspire art lovers with articles on topics ranging from ancient crafts to modern architecture.
    World Vision: No Child For Sale

    World Vision’s “No Child For Sale” campaign aims to educate Canadian consumers about child labor being used within the supply chain.
    For These Fourth Graders, A Project On Immigration Hits Home

    In Miriam Sicherman’s class, the students interview immigrants about their experiences in coming to America. These oral histories explore complex emotions about new beginnings.
    Photos from Bangladesh: A Campaign with World Vision Canada

    Photographer Sophia Hsin uses her camera to speak out against child labor: “Now that I know about these things, it seems quite foolish to stay silent.”
  5. Art
  6. Farewell September, Hello Inktober!

    Artist Lizzie kicks off Inktober 2017 with a stark study of negative space.
    Umanbn

    On his blog, Switzerland-based artist and designer Mark Hodgson sketches a variety of things, from buildings and street scenes to people and portraits.
    The Writing Process

    On her blog, Nida Chowdhry occasionally publishes words and drawings. This doodle is about fear and the writing process.
    Ramble on

    Andrea Badgley reminds us that great art could not exist without a devoted audience. “What is the point of art if there’s nobody there to understand and admire it? I have a role to play in art, and that’s really all I want.”