in celebration of literacy

International literacy day was celebrated a few days ago. Almost four billion people on this planet are now literate, which is indeed cause for celebration. But of course so much more work in this area needs to be done, with so many still unable to read. In the past I volunteered with a literacy council and found the work to be incredibly rewarding. To find out more about UN and other literacy programs, check here as well as with your local town halls and libraries.

free e-books from the university of chicago press

The University of Chicago Press has launched its digital e-book program, and is offering fans a free monthly e-book download. For September, to celebrate the recent publication of the Chicago Manual of Style's sixteenth edition, the Press has selected a digital download of the original manual, published in 1906. This is just the sort of thing that makes the happy wordsmith giddy! :-D

For complete details and to download your own free e-book, here is the link. Happy reading!!!