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Hi, I'm Matt, and this is where my world meets the internet, in real time. I'm an American teaching English at a middle school in South Korea. I'm here with my fiancee; it's our third year here. This is a place for things I find interesting, absurd, funny, outrageous and awesome. I am a wannabe farmer, world traveler, appreciator of photography, and I follow American politics closely. Follow along as I also contribute my thoughts on Taoism for everyday life, inspired from the daily meditations of 365 Tao, by Deng Ming Dao.

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April 13, 2012

Rowling announces title, plot, release date of her upcoming book

shortformblog:

‘The Casual Vacancy’ will go on sale September 27th, 2012 and marks the author’s first departure from the wizard-world of Harry Potter since the series took the world by storm. Rowling’s publisher, Little Brown, also released a summary of the new story’s plot: “When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war.” source

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March 27, 2012

Dani, my birthday is coming up. ^^ (*cough*buymethis*cough*).

urban-ecologist:

The Greenhorns are releasing their new book soon:

Greenhorns | The Next Generation of American Farmers
50 Dispatches from the New Farmers’ Movement

“A community of more than 5,000 young farmers and activists, the Greenhorns are committed to producing and advocating for food grown with vision and respect for the earth. This book, edited by three of the group’s leading members, comprises 50 original essays by new farmers who write about their experiences in the field from a wide range of angles, both practical and inspirational. Funny and sad, serious and light-hearted, these essays touch on everything from financing and machinery to family, community building, and social change.”

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February 24, 2012

thedailywhat:

Breaking J.K. Rowling News of the Day: News from the industry vine this morning is that J.K. Rowling has officially signed a book deal with Little, Brown, and will soon be releasing her highly anticipated Harry Potter follow up.

No word yet on title, plot, or publication date, but word is that the book’s target audience will be adults.

“Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series,” said the author in a press release.

The freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher. I am delighted to have a second publishing home in Little, Brown, and a publishing team that will be a great partner in this new phase of my writing life.

[galleycat.]

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February 3, 2012

Next on my book list.

ladyplebian:

I’m reading this book right now and it’s pretty much blowing my mind. Yes, it’s about farming … but it’s also a holistic and soulful study of life. It’s beautiful and practical. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” as they say…. CHECK IT OUT!

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January 28, 2012

Farmers Talk About the Books that Inspire Them

urban-ecologist:

The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

How to Grow More Vegetables Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine by John Jeavons

The Contrary Farmer by Gene Lodgson

Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon by Pablo Neruda

Alternative Urban Futures: Planning for Sustainable Development in Cities throughout the World by Raquel Pinderhughs

It’s a Long Road to a Tomato: Tales of an Organic Farmer Who Quit the Big City for the (Not So) Simple Life by Keith Stewart

We Didn’t Have Much but We Sure Had Plenty: Rural Women in Their Own Words by Sherry Thomas

The New Organic Grower: a Master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener, by Eliot Coleman

Read the reasoning and thought behind each selection.

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January 14, 2012

28 Must-Read Books That Will Forever Change How You See the World

Finally getting around to reading #4 on my vacation!

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January 11, 2012

(via Milwaukee Public Library’s Brilliant Ad Campaign)

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January 2, 2012

A new vending machine has been released which can print any book within minutes.

The Espresso Book Machine has access to 500,000 different books - the same as 23.6 miles of shelf space - and can even churn out a fresh copy of Crime and Punishment in just nine minutes.

Pages are printed at a rate of over 100 per minute and are then pressed, glued and cut to produce a pristine book.

Users simply pick the book they would like on a screen and wait for it to be printed … it certainly is a novel way of getting a new book.