Michael Popek's Blog, page 239

Clowning Around and Give-a-Heming-Way Winner

Small cutout of a clown, hand drawn and colored.

Found in "Naomi's Road" by Joy Kogawa. Published by Oxford, 1986.

Now, for the reason you're all reading this - winner of the Hemingway giveaway was DoctorVenkman, who entered over on Reddit.

Thanks for all of your get well wishes, I'm just about back to normal.

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Giveaway: All Apologies Edition: contest closed

You may have noticed that there was no post yesterday. I've been sick since Saturday, and for the first time in a very long time, I didn't come into work yesterday. To make it up to you, I'm giving away this first edition of Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"  -



(The "A" under the copyright information indicates a first edition)

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment. I'm putting this up on Twitter and Facebook too, so feel free to enter there as well.

I'll pick a random winner tomorrow morning (whenever I post a new bookmark). Good luck!

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Giveaway: All Apologies Edition

You may have noticed that there was no post yesterday. I've been sick since Saturday, and for the first time in a very long time, I didn't come into work yesterday. To make it up to you, I'm giving away this first edition of Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"  -



(The "A" under the copyright information indicates a first edition)

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment. I'm putting this up on Twitter and Facebook too, so feel free to enter there as well.

I'll pick a random winner tomorrow morning (whenever I post a new bookmark). Good luck!

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Woman

Photo, written on reverse is "May 1913."

Found in "Woman: Her Position, Influence and  Achievement Throughout The Civilized World" published by King-Richardson, 1902.

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Giveaway winner

Winner of "The Children's Hour" was Cat B, who entered right here.

Cat, I'll email you in a moment.

Friday Giveaway: The Children's Hour: Contest closed

A really terrific giveaway this week, volumes 1-10 of "The Children's Hour." It's an illustrated collection of stories and nursery rhymes, fables and fairy tales, poems and legends - and everything in between. It was published by Houghton and Mifflin in 1907.

Contest closed, winner announced shortly.

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Friday Giveaway: The Children's Hour

A really terrific giveaway this week, volumes 1-10 of "The Children's Hour." It's an illustrated collection of stories and nursery rhymes, fables and fairy tales, poems and legends - and everything in between. It was published by Houghton and Mifflin in 1907.

To enter, leave a comment here on the site. You can also enter over on Facebook or Twitter .

If all else fails, feel free to enter via email: fb@forgottenbookmarks.com.

I'll take all the entries and pick a winner at random tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM EST.

Good luck!

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Lucky, Part 18

Four leaf clover.

Found in "Mrs. Browning's Poems" published by Hurst, 1900.


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The Future

Came across this book today, thought you all might get a kick out of it. It's "Cyberbooks" by Ben Bova - from 1990:





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Buttoned Up

Photo postcard, no date or writing on the other side.

Found in "Suwannee River: Strange Green Land" by Cecile Hulse Matschat. Published by the Literary Guild, 1938.

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