{"id":53522,"date":"2013-05-31T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=53522"},"modified":"2019-01-05T13:42:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-05T18:42:20","slug":"our-lady-of-free-books-dolly-parton-and-other-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/our-lady-of-free-books-dolly-parton-and-other-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton, Our Lady of Free Books, and Other News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you know Dolly Parton has a discreet career delivering 50 million free books to children, as part of Imagination Library? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/education\/jan-june13\/dolly_05-29.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Of course she does<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Pencil nibbler? These<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psfk.com\/2013\/05\/peppermint-concentration-pencils.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> peppermint pencils<\/a> are designed to stimulate concentration. (You\u2019re actually just intended to sniff them.)<\/li>\n<li>At the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee, participants were to be required not merely to spell but also to define the words in question. 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Of course she does. Pencil nibbler? These peppermint pencils are designed to stimulate concentration. (You\u2019re actually just intended to sniff them.) 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