{"id":39513,"date":"2012-10-05T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=39513"},"modified":"2012-10-05T10:10:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T14:10:49","slug":"zagat-library-science-cheap-thrills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/05\/zagat-library-science-cheap-thrills\/","title":{"rendered":"Zagat, Library Science, Cheap Thrills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Library-Unborrowed-Books-305-110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Library-Unborrowed-Books-305-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Library-Unborrowed-Books-305-110\" width=\"305\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39579\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/designandcrime.tumblr.com\/post\/30696237105\" target=\"_blank\">The Library of Unborrowed Books<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>In the new Halloween-ready <a href=\"http:\/\/goosebottombooks.com\/site\/BookDetail_hh.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Horrible Hauntings<\/em><\/a>, a book of classic ghost stories is paired with an app, which allows you to summon Bloody Mary, sail with the Flying Dutchman, and otherwise terrify any child in your life. <\/li>\n<li>Sick of stereotypes,<a href=\"http:\/\/lookslikelibraryscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> one group of librarians<\/a> shows what the real thing looks like.<\/li>\n<li>A Bay Area 2013 Zagat guide <a href=\"http:\/\/insidescoopsf.sfgate.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/02\/zagat-is-recalling-its-2013-san-francisco-bay-area-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\">was recalled<\/a> after it was discovered that San Francisco was misspelled on the spine.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to hear John Waters read a steamy scene from oft-banned <em>Lady Chatterley\u2019s Lover<\/em>, well, you\u2019ve come to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2012\/10\/john_waters_reads_sultry_scene_from_ilady_chatterleys_loveri_for_banned_books_week_nsfw.html\" target=\"_blank\">the right place<\/a>. <\/li>\n<p>[tweetbutton]<\/p>\n<p>[facebook_ilike]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library of Unborrowed Books. In the new Halloween-ready Horrible Hauntings, a book of classic ghost stories is paired with an app, which allows you to summon Bloody Mary, sail with the Flying Dutchman, and otherwise terrify any child in your life. 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