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Mirrored Illusion Creates Never-Ending ‘Palace’ of Books Inside Beautiful New Bookstore
An incredible new bookstore uses gleaming black-tiled floors and mirrored ceilings to transform the location into a 'never-ending' palace of books.
The magical Dujiangyan Zhongshuge...
Fresh Sheets or Great Books? These Are The Top 50 Simple Pleasures That Americans Love the Most
Want to make someone’s day? It may be as simple as playing them their favorite song, or pointing out a newly blossoming tree to...
Indie Bookstore Saved by Hilarious Super Bowl Ad, Thanks to Tom Hanks and Stephen Colbert
Legendary quarterback Tom Brady might have taken home his seventh Super Bowl ring this past February, but arguably the biggest winner of the night...
37 Years Ago She Began Making Braille Children’s Books to Cut the Cost By 90% And Donate Them Worldwide
March is Reading Month, and this inspiring blog post was submitted to GNN by one of our own readers. If you have an interesting...
Iconic Paris Bookstore Gets So Many Orders After Pleading With Fans, They Had to Shut Down Website to Catch Up
What happens when a world-famous independent bookshop finds itself in dire straights due to the global pandemic? It gets creative, of course.
As with other...
Iconic New York Bookstore Flooded With $200,000 in Orders After Plea to Fans Helped Avert Closure
While you can’t always tell a book by its cover, it seems you can tell a bookstore by its customers—and one iconic shop in...
Iconic Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Have Been Joined in the History Books… By a Chicken Nugget
Iconic astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have been joined in the history books... by a chicken nugget.
These pictures show what is believed to...
Man Returns From Safari And Finds New Purpose By Sending Thousands of Books to Rural Kenyan Schools
Since starting his labor of love in 2018, this South Carolina man has managed to send dozens of book shipments to rural African schools.
Drones Will Drop Library Books So Kids in Virginia Can Keep Reading, Thanks to Librarian’s Bright Idea
Students in Christiansburg, Virginia are going to be the first in the world to receive library books via drone, after a school librarian gave Wing the idea during lockdown.
Pet Ferret Helped Donate Thousands of Books to Kids By Finishing a Full Marathon in 3 Weeks
More than 12,000 books are being donated to low-income families in the UK thanks to Bandit the ferret's tenacious fundraising effort.
100-Year-old Bookshop Flooded With Orders After Heartbreaking ‘Tumbleweed Day’ Tweet
After this English bookshop experienced a “tumbleweed day” with zero sales, their online plea for help spurred an outpouring of support.
10-Year-old Has Been Donating Hundreds of Pajamas and Books for Children Spending the Holidays in Shelters
Dominic has been collecting donations for the last three years so that children spending Christmas in London shelters can still enjoy some holiday magic.
As 650 Volunteers Form Human Chain to Help Library Move Its Books, GoPro Captures People’s Delight
With hundreds of volunteers standing shoulder-to-shoulder between the two buildings, the entire process took about 45 minutes.
Since Community College Started Printing Their Own Textbooks, Students Have Saved Over $2.5 Million
When a team of educators in Oregon became sick and tired of their students being charged heaps of cash for college textbooks, they began...
After Years of Writing Mystery Books, Listen to Lawyer’s Hilarious ‘Aha!’ Moment in Court (MOTH Monday)
Gordon had spent years working as a criminal defense lawyer before he finally got to experience the satisfying “eureka!” moment he had always read about.
Library of Congress Makes Dozens of Ultra-Rare Children’s Books Available For Free Online
As a means of celebrating the centennial of Children's Book Week, the Library of Congress has digitized dozens of rare children's books online.
Judge Sentences Teen Vandals to Reading Books About Racism – and It Apparently Worked
Rather than punishing a group of juveniles for a racist act of vandalism, this compassionate judge wanted them to understand the error of their...
Principal Reads Books in Her PJs Online So Students Always Have a Bedtime Story
Even after she goes home for the day, this pajama-clad elementary school principal is ensuring that her students are encouraged to read more books.
What if Your Homework Included Comic Books? NFL All-Pro Pushes to Make Education Fun
Ovie Mughelli had an impressive career in the NFL, playing as an All-Pro fullback for the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons. He is now...
School Installs Vending Machine That Dispenses Free Books to Kids Who Read
Students in this Buffalo school get free books from the vending machine by earning tokens through a reading rewards system in the school.