Recommended Viewing: Peter Witte’s drawings that explain his problem with bacon.
Baconian
The Recuyell Sells
The Recuyell of the Histories of Troye, the first book published in English, recently sold at auction for almost 2 million dollars.
Aragorn’s Publishing Company
Viggo Mortenson, a.k.a. Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, also happens to have started a publishing company. Perceval Press is devoted to showcasing the talents of little-known authors and artists who might otherwise go undiscovered.
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Computers Grading Papers?
The Hewlett Foundation is offering $100,000 to anyone who can create an "automated essay grader" (and in the process cost thousands of TAs their jobs).
Kindle Highlights and Lowlights
Amazon is now aggregating the data from the "highlighting" feature on the Kindle to find out what text is highlighted the most across all Kindle users. Amazon is calling the feature "Most Highlighted Passages of All Time" and the results couldn't be more boring. (via)
Not Evil
Recommended reading: Sara Polsky writes for the New Yorker about "The Detective Novel That Convinced a Generation Richard III Wasn't Evil."
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Title Games
Penguin is celebrating its eightieth anniversary this year. How well do you know its classic book covers? At The Telegraph, a quiz on the better-known titles in its library. You could also look back on one of our book cover battles.
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Better Call Randall
It can be hard to sell any home, but what if you’re trying to unload the site of a cult’s mass suicide, or a brutal celebrity stabbing? How do you determine a price people might pay for such “stigmatized properties?” It’s simple, really. You call Randall Bell.
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Ben Marcus’ Other People Pod
Ben Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet (reviewed by us last month), does an Other People Podcast with Brad Listi.
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