- Name: Leo Tolstoy
- D/O/B: 9/9/1828
- Member since: 1868
- Status: Charter Member
- Important Role: Spiritual advisor
- Hobbies: Raising his large brood of children; nonviolent resistance; austerity

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy
If Famous Writers Sent Valentines [courtesy BuzzFeed]
A big thanks goes out to Michelle of MamaMickTerry for showing me this funny literary post.
“I am sorry for stealing your fancy cupcakes, Momma. I promise I won’t do it again!”

Cupcake Thief
George Bernard Shaw by Edmund S. Valtman, 1964.

George Bernard Shaw by Edmund S. Valtman, 1964.
Dunc keeping warm on a cold, cold night.

Dunc, being adorable.
How to survive a relationship with a writer

Words of Wisdom. Courtesy of writerswrite.co.za

Henrik Ibsen, circa 1864
THE UNEMPLOYED PHILOSOPHERS GUILD:
I only discovered this site a few days ago [thanks for the intro, Acid Free Pulp], and it was instant love. Although it’s not dedicated to books, the literature section is full of fun, whimsical, affordable items!
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS:

Alice’s Enchantmints. $3.00. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

Much Ado About Nothings. $6.50. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.

Zora Neale Hurston Card. $3.50. Image from The Unemployed Philosophers Guild.
DETAILS:
FIRST STOP: EDWARD GOREY HOUSE STORE
SECOND STOP: JANE AUSTEN GIFT SHOP
THIRD STOP: OUT OF PRINT CLOTHING
FOURTH STOP: THE READER’S CATALOG
FIFTH STOP: THE LITERARY GIFT COMPANY
SIXTH STOP: BAS BLEU
You can’t see me…

There’s Nothing to See Here
“The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too.”-Samuel Butler

Busted!
The Googly Eye Books tumblr is good for a few literary laughs.

The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle Receives the Googly Eye Books Treatment