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Anglophile or Bookish Bits of Interest
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May 7, 2009 Thanks to Linda S. for sharing this very funny link with us. http://tinyurl.com/ExtremeSheepherding Enjoy!
April 13, 2007
We are Kiva 'loaners' and invite you to join us in changing the world one loan at a time. Here is the Anglophile Books portfolio. We would like to add a customer Kiva page to our web site. If you are willing to share a link to your Kiva portfolio please contact us.

Sept. 14, 2006 The Man Booker Prize for fiction shortlist announced
Have you read any of the six titles on the shortlist? David Mitchell, the bookmakers favourite, failed to make the final six authors vying for the £50,000 award as did Peter Carey, previous two-time winner. The winner will be announced Oct. 10. The Book Standard has short reviews of most of the nominated titles.

Sept. 13, 2006 Roald Dahl born on this day in 1916

Sept. 13, 2006 Anglophile Books adds new book treasures
The newest books can be viewed alphabetically by author with shopping cart access (recommended) or chronologicallyby arrival date.

Our last Anglophile Books book tote bag was sold today. Thank you to all that purchased them; they are now collector's items! :o)

Sept. 8, 2006 Storybook England
Thanks to Jerri C. for sending us this delightful link. We could spend hours (when we are not working of course, ahem...) exploring this site that features some of our favourite children's authors and their wonderful books.

Sept. 3, 2006WW2 People's War
Between June 2003 and January 2006 the BBC asked the public to share their memories of World War Two. This fascinating archive created from their contributions has 47,000 stories and 15,000 images. Anglophile Books has WWII fiction and non-fiction books available.

Aug. 27, 2006 The Joy of Reading
A wonderful article about introducing children to the wonder of books and the joys of reading. As one that doesn't have children, I've noticed that cats don't seem to get past the babies and toddlers stage mentioned in the article with very occasional forays into the books as tunnels, preschooler realm.

Aug. 24, 2006 A.S. Byatt born on this day in 1936

Aug. 22, 2006 The 2006 Quills Awards nominees announced
The Quills celebrates the best books of the year in nineteen popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels. Maya Angelou, Diana Gabaldon, Frank McCourt, Elizabeth Peters, and Lauren Willig are among those with books nominated this year. A link to vote for your favourites, as well as information about the awards and the nominated books located at the date link above. The awards will be presented on October 10 and the ceremony will be broadcast by NBC in the US on October 28.

Aug. 20, 2006 Happy Birthday, Holly H. !
Holly has been a good friend and customer of Anglophile Books since 1998. She has written several book recommendations for us. The date link will take you to the books we currently have available that Holly thinks fellow Anglophiles will enjoy.

We'd love to share your book recommendations too. Please send us short blurbs or recommendationsof any books you notice while browsing the web site.

Aug. 20, 2006 Happy Birthday, Tom J. and Susan K. !

Aug. 19, 2006 Children's book centre celebrates its first birthday Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books, is housed in a Grade II-listed former Victorian granary in Newcastle. It aims to explore and celebrate children's literature by collecting and preserving the original artwork and manuscripts of Britain's modern writers and illustrators.

Aug. 17, 2006 Anglophile Books adds new book treasures
The newest books can be viewed alphabetically by author with shopping cart access (recommended) or chronologicallyby arrival date.

Aug. 16, 2006 Georgette Heyer born on this day in 1902
For those that missed it earlier, here is an excellent article written by Jerri Chase Comparing the Lives and Works of Dorothy L. Sayers, D.E. Stevenson and Georgette Heyer with Angela Thirkell It is available onthe web site with her kind permission.

Aug. 12-28, 2006 Edinburgh International Book Festival
You know we would love to go to this. Have you ever been? The web site has podcasts available which is some consolation for those of us that can't attend.

Aug. 9, 2006 P.L. Travers born on this day in 1899

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Not sure what the Anglophile reader on your gift-giving list has read yet? An Anglophile Books gift certificate is a thoughtful present that allows readers to choose the perfect book treasure for themselves. Now available in $15, $25, and $50 denominations.