The One-Armed Paperhanger Weekly Link Round-Up

You know...sometimes there's just not much going on that's interesting enough to talk about, and that's the case here at Casa Kittling. I don't think you want a blow-by-blow of my cleaning, sorting, and reorganizing, and the fact that I've been seeing birds gathering nesting material isn't enough to gab about at length, so...

I hear those links getting restless out in the corral. Head 'em up! Mooooooooove 'em out!

►Books, Movies & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• What will libraries be like in 2100?
• Two novelists receive Oscar nominations. 
• Germans still prefer a good book to Netflix and Spotify. 
• When Val McDermid was here in Scottsdale, I didn't realize that she'd just been burgled! 
• Researchers are developing a revolutionary Braille tablet for the blind. 
• Alan Rickman in one of the best films about grief. 
• This library is purging user records to protect your privacy. 
• Egypt is launching a massive digital library. 
• The gap between Star Trek Beyond and the other films, according to Karl Urban. 
• Penguin has ditched the degree requirement for their job applicants. 
• A new CBS television series will have an actress of color play a grown-up version of the teenage sleuth Nancy Drew.
• Amazon is shutting down Shelfari. 

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• Outstanding Roman relics have been discovered along the side of the A1 roadway in Yorkshire, England. (All those times Denis and I have been on that road and didn't know what we were driving past!)  
• A team of archaeologists in Honduras has unearthed ceramics at the "White City" site. 
• There are several small islands around New York City, and some of them were once for undesirables-- like Roosevelt Island. 
• A fascinating look at the forgotten Art Deco artifacts of the New Yorker Hotel. 
• The earliest evidence of violent human conflict has been discovered.

►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄

• 18 squirrels become supermodels in a man's backyard. 

►The Happy Wanderer◄

• The Salem Witch Trials execution site has been found, and you won't believe where it is.  
• Get a big view of the world's largest miniature train set. 
• Wanted: A royal housekeeper for the Palace of Holyroodhouse. 
• Harry Potter fans can attend a real-life Hogwarts. 
• The unexpected beauty hiding inside America's last fabric factories. 
• Take a trip through Edgar Allan Poe's America.

►Fascinating Folk◄

• The German teens who rebelled against Hitler.  
• You just can't make this stuff up: A woman accidentally joins a search party looking for herself.
• Raoul Wallenberg's biographer has uncovered important clues to what happened in his final days. 

►I ♥ Lists◄

• 5 things every author needs to understand about book cover design.
• 6 literary characters Alan Rickman brought to life. 
• 10 facts about Zelda Fitzgerald.
• The inspiring homes of 10 legendary artists.
• 5 steps to raising children who like books more than screens. 

That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure.

Have a great weekend, and read something fabulous!