Sad news…

I like this line:

Mr. Whitman had variously called himself a communist, a utopian and a humanist. But he may have also been a romantic himself, at least concerning his life’s work. “I may disappear leaving behind me no worldly possessions — just a few old socks and love letters, “ he wrote in his last years. Paraphrasing a line from Yeats, he added, “and my little Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart.”

Although there is some debate, many people say that reading books on an ereader is greener than reading actual print copies. Even so, one thing that is definitely “off the table” for me is reading paper books. I love to read, and there is something about the way it feels to crack open a new book, to hold it and turn it’s pages, that can never be replaced by an ereader. I’m very sentimental about these things; however, if you’re not, using an ereader would be a great way to help the environment. Below is a link that discusses the benefits of an ereader versus print books.

Here’s the grandaddy of them all, Shakespeare & Company, located in the heart of Paris. It even has its own sleeping quarters!