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“You know it too well already…”

Posted on November 4, 2024 by John Mark Ockerbloom

“I listen to Mussolini’s gentle voice talking to me of friendship, while my ears still ring with the death threats…” French Prix Goncourt laureate Maurice Bedel wrote in the 1920s and 30s of the appeal and threat of fascism, and … Continue reading →

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“He himself is so much bigger than his books”

Posted on November 3, 2024 by John Mark Ockerbloom

It’s the last day of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights that’s also celebrated by various other traditions in India, and in the Indian diaspora. Among the Indian diaspora’s cultural ambassadors was Newbery medalist Dhan Gopal Mukerji. His 1929 books … Continue reading →

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Public Domain Day 2022: Trespassers Will

Posted on January 1, 2022 by John Mark Ockerbloom

The Piglet lived in a very grand house in the middle of a beech-tree, and the beech-tree was in the middle of the forest, and the Piglet lived in the middle of the house. Next to his house was a … Continue reading →

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ILS-Discovery interoperation: New recommendation draft, last call for comments

Posted on April 24, 2008 by John Mark Ockerbloom

The new draft of the ILS-Discovery recommendations I mentioned in my last post is now out. You can download it, and read more about it, on our task force wiki. As I mentioned previously, we intend this draft to be … Continue reading →

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