Untethered Reads

We leave free books in unexpected places for people to read and pass along to others. It's a fun book club where the book can pop up anywhere!

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This is a special teen-focused edition of Sound Skeins. If you’re a teen artist who’s felt a little behind or under-supported in developing your craft, with a little grit and tenacity, you can make your way! Claim your space at the writing table.  Get a little advice and inspiration from writer-teachers Jennifer DeLeon and KL Pereira.

SoundSkeins is an audio bundle of craft inspiration, tips, and writing-related randomness. Questions or ideas? [email protected]

Music courtesy of:

Your RapBeats TV SimplySound - Genefikk (Happy Silly Classic Rap Beat Hop Hop Instrumental 2014) https://soundcloud.com/yourrapbeatstv/simplysound-genefikk-happy

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7 Literary Murals on Bookstores and Libraries

Literary murals and street art are a delight to see. Here are a handful that are attached to bookshops and libraries.

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Albino Baby Turtle. Be a little different!

Thanks to Ocean Defender for posting! 

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Presenting something a little different for this week’s #ThisIsMyBookstore feature: the first ever Bay Area Book Festival, which took place this past weekend in Berkeley! A highlight of the weekend was Lacuna, an epic participatory art installation and library with walls made entirely of books (50,000 of them). As visitors removed books over the course of the weekend, the structure shifted and evolved, and by the end of the weekend the library had been redistributed into the hands and homes of the attendees.

It was commissioned by @baybookfest, launched on @kickstarter, and designed/fabricated by the FLUX Foundation with books donated by the Internet Archive. We’re grateful to this dream team for bringing this book temple to life! Photo credit: Hannah Suh of @hannahsuhphoto.

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Wonderful! Books book everywhere!

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I don’t think that means what you think it means. (photo via imgur)

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Laughing so hard right now...

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I’d live here. Best reading light. 

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Love love love love love love love love love love love this.

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Yeah...this was exactly me in college...

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Artist Bordalo II uses old tires, bumpers, and other scraps of painted found trash to form towering 3D murals of animals on the streets of Lisbon, Portugal.

via This is Colossal

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More reasons why I MUST visit Portugal.

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(via https://soundcloud.com/soundskeins/whats-your-type?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=tumblr)

Typewriters seem to be making a comeback, especially among writers and artists. Eson Kim talks to author Richard Polt, Typewriter Guru Tom Furrier, and The Boston Typewriter Orchestra to explore the tenacious hold that typewriters have on creative spirits everywhere.

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Untethered Reads turned 2 today! (Although we’ve loved books way longer than that...) :)

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https://soundcloud.com/soundskeins/the-kindness-connection-at-writing-conferences

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Thanks Ocean Defender for sharing news about a baby tortoise born on the Galapagos Islands. 

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/baby-tortoises-born-on-galapagos-island-for-first-time-in-100-years/

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Yeah. Been there. So been there.

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It’s easy for aspiring writers to feel guilty about writing less during the holidays or other busy times. But wallowing in guilt is counter-productive.Don't feel bad. If you're writing--for ten minutes or ten hours--it's a good thing!

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Madison Loves Books

As we all write, I hope we think of these kinds of young ladies as our potential readers and book enthusiasts.

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Jacqueline Woodson at the National Book Awards, 11/19/14

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Well said!