The team running The Electric Typewriter’s Tumblr have assembled a list of “150 Essential Science & Tech Reads.” Got any suggestions for what they might’ve missed? Add them in the comments.
150 Essential Science & Tech Reads
History of the Cube Farm
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Drinking Heavy Cream
That writing and coffee go hand in hand is no surprise, but drinking heavy cream from a coffee mug? That’s a little unusual, even for Agatha Christie. Flavorwire has collected 9 of the oddest food rituals of famous writers, and their list pairs well with this infographic on writing and snacks, and with Seth Sawyers‘s Millions essay on food and reading, “Because I, Too, Am Hungry.”
5-Star Pepper Spray
“Accept no substitutes when casually repressing students” “Perfect for Starting Your Own Little Police State!” and other 5-star reviews of pepper spray on Amazon.
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Why is historical fiction maligned?
In The Morning News, Jessica Francis Kane asks where is the line drawn between literary fiction and historical fiction; why is historical fiction maligned; and what happens when you write a novel and one of the characters attends your reading?
Laughing with Shakespeare
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The British Library Goes Digital
The British Library is launching a new iPad app that will eventually feature over 60,000 19th century books.
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They aren’t exactly “reads” in the context of this post, but my votes for best science related reading are “The History of the Atomic Bomb” by Richard Rhodes, “The Tangled Wing” by Melvin Konner about the biological bases of human behavior, “The Unsettling of America” by Wendell Berry about the environmental impact of industrial agriculture, and “Gödel, Escher, Bach” by Douglas Hofstadter that’s nominally about computers, but includes a lot else.