The False Sense of Security Weekly Link Round-Up

I love my husband dearly. I really do. But there is a list of things he does (or does not) do that can get on my last nerve at times. Usually when I'm tired, grumpy, and don't feel my best. As true as that is, there's something else that you can take to the bank: Denis has his own list of things I do (or don't do) that drives him around the twist. (He's English so I thought I'd throw in a bit of English slang.)

But something's going on here at Casa Kittling. Ceiling fans and lights are being turned off. Certain locks are being locked. Dishes are being put in the dishwasher. Is the man trying to lull me into a false sense of security? 

While I'm pondering this, I'll head out to the corral for those links you came here for!

 

►Books, Movies & Other Interesting Tidbits◄

• The medium is the message: how we read and how it affects us. 
• The editing process of To the Bright Edge of the World.
• The cover design process of the Faber Nature Poets series. 
• The Italian government is giving teens five hundred euros on their eighteenth birthday to spend on books. 
• Have a few thousand dollars to burn? Truman Capote's ashes could be yours. 
• From bookseller to Fairhope mayor, Karin Wilson is blown away by her political win. 
• Netflix and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation are teaming up to do an Anne of Green Gables adaptation. 
• How apt do you think Harry Potter fans are to voting for Donald Trump? 
• Caleb Carr lives in a very dark place. 
• Ancient Egyptian stories will be published in English for the first time. 
• The battle to save Langston Hughes' $3 million home.
• A Spanish publisher has won the rights to the Voynich manuscript-- a book no one can read. 

►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄

• Archaeologists identify more than 150 rock art paintings in Chile. 
• Meet London's mudlarkers, the men and women who search its shores for history. 
• In Scotland, Burnswark's bloody Roman history is becoming clearer. 
• Prospector finds huge gold nugget, even though it's 2016 and not 1851. 
• Power station worker's private collection yields Bronze Age treasures.
• At 75 pounds, this could be the world's largest pearl. 
• A man discovered a museum's lost 500-year-old treasure at a flea market. 
• There is a mysterious stone structure beneath a Neolithic dump on Orkney. 

►The Happy Wanderer◄

• The forgotten history of those iconic national parks posters. 
• Five stunning Scottish castles you can only reach by boat. 
• National park signs in Michigan now sport poetry. 
• Discover the real Castle Leoch and Outlander's stunning Scottish locations.
• When you're in Tampa, Florida, visit the Oxford Exchange bookstore.

►I ♥ Lists◄

• Twenty-seven literary prints to hang in your home library. 
• Top ten seaside novels.
• Literature's laziest characters. 
• The ten most influential poets in history. 
• Thirteen books like Harry Potter for adult readers.
• The most popular book the year you were born. 
• Twelve super sleuthy books for grown-up fans of Nancy Drew.

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!