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It’s like “Spotify for Cookbooks” And It’s Almost Here
If you don’t have the shelf space for all the cookbooks you’d like to own, and your library’s cookbook selection isn’t as eclectic as you’d like, for $8.99 a month you can browse CKBK’s collection of 500+ cookbooks and 100,000 recipes. At least, that’s the plan when it hopes to launch in October/November to those who didn’t pledge to its Kickstarter campaign.
The Weirdest Libraries Around The World
Camels and tanks and fridges, oh my! Electric Literature did book lovers a favor and rounded up a bunch of weird (they meant AWESOME!) libraries around the world. How can I ride the book tank, on a beach, with camel library as my copilot?
And In Get-Popcorn-And-Go-Watch News
In theaters: Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, adapted from Ron Stallworth’s memoir, about a black police officer during the ’70s who tricked the KKK into making him a member. Netflix streaming: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, an adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel, about a teen whose secret love letters get mailed to her five crushes.
And we’re giving away 16 awesome books featured on the Recommended podcast!