Welcome back to Around the Web, our weekly roundup of bookish content from across the internet! This week we’re sharing a publishing success story, some bookcase inspired street art, a video game based on Les Miserables, and an update to citation styles. Lil’ Libros Today shared the story of two mom’s who started a business to create more inclusive children’s books. The company, Lil’ Libros, publishes bilingual children’s books that celebrate dual identities. Bookcase Street

Hello, readers! I hope you’ve been having a stellar week and that you’re ready for another bookish round-up because this week I’ve got a story on a rare book, information about the comics industry, an introduction to papyrus makers, and a look at the history of the pencil. A Rare Comic Scrapbook You might not immediately think of scrapbooks as valuable rare books, but such works can give insight into past eras and are equally worth preserving. Atlas Obscura provides one such

Another week, another bookish content roundup! This week, I’ve got some teaching tips, an animated history of writing, a list of book and author facts, and some guidance on the word "that." Teaching the Link Between Grammar and Imagination Want to get students interested in grammar? Focus on how grammatical features can help turn ideas into stories. Check out this list of tips from The Conversation. An Animated History of Writing Open Culture recently shared an animated histo

Welcome back! This week’s Around the Web post has some advice for writing antagonists, a fun way to include books in a wedding, a strange book mystery involving Dan Brown, and the results of a pandemic reading survey. Writing Antagonists We all know a well-written protagonist is important in a novel, but what about antagonists? In this post, Leslie Kain discusses crafting antagonists by paying attention to their humanity—their desires, needs, fears, and backgrounds. An Open B