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Staying Fit this Year – Intellectually, that is

susandanziger — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:47:02 +0000

Now’s the time when folks are thinking about getting fit. I’d like to suggest that we also think about getting (or staying) intellectually fit.

So the question this week here at DailyLit is: How do you intend to stay intellectually fit this year? You can enter your plans here.

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Any Favorite Literary Gifts?

susandanziger — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:49:13 +0000

I’m trying to get inspiration for the holidays (as I suppose are many of you) so this week’s question here at DailyLit is: what’s been your favorite literary gift? And while you’re at it, which books make great gifts?

You can share your suggestions here.

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Naughty or Nice?

susandanziger — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:26:37 +0000

This is the time when Santa start to go through his book to figure out if you’ve been naughty or nice this year.

So now’s your chance to make your case: naughty or nice?

You can make your case here.

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Characters at Your Thanksgiving Table

susandanziger — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:13:14 +0000

Our question this week here at DailyLit is: “Which fictional character would you like to invite to your Thanksgiving dinner?”

I realize we all have characters coming for dinner — but this time, think of fictional ones. You can enter your character here.

And if don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, any formal dinner will do.

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DailyLit News: Series to Feast On

susandanziger — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:08:46 +0000

Here’s the latest news from DailyLit (arriving in Inboxes today):

What’s in here:

Note from the Founder

The Intellectual Devotional

The Wisdom of (Steve) Jobs

Creative Juices for Thanksgiving

Note from the Founder

Ever since starting DailyLit, I’ve wanted to launch The Intellectual Devotional on DailyLit. If you’re not familiar with The Intellectual Devotional, it’s a bestselling book which features daily lessons from literature, history, visual arts, philosophy, religion, music, and math/science. Now, after much author-hounding, negotiation and patience, I’m thrilled to announce a DailyLit version.

It was only recently, since the death of Steve Jobs a month or so ago, that I knew I wanted to launch a series to commemorate his extraordinary life by featuring his inspirational, thought-provoking words. I hope you’ll enjoy The Wisdom of (Steve) Jobs.

With these new series to feast on, I’m reminded that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. To get you in the mood, I’ve launched a new creative challenge to invent your own imaginative dish for Thanksgiving.

Cheers — to a happy, happy Thanksgiving!

-Susan

Susan Danziger
Founder and CEO, DailyLit
sdanziger@dailylit.com
Twitter:@susandanziger, @dailylit

The Intellectual Devotional

I love the way the author describes The Intellectual Devotional: “Millions of Americans keep bedside books of prayer and meditative reflection — collections of daily passages to stimulate spiritual thought and advancement. The Intellectual Devotional is a secular version of the same — a collection of daily lessons that will inspire and invigorate the reader. Each nugget of wisdom is drawn from one of seven fields of knowledge: History, Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics & Science, Religion, Visual Arts, and Music.” And on DailyLit, the daily lessons can literally come on a daily basis. I’m thrilled to feature The Intellectual Devotional on DailyLit.

The Wisdom of (Steve) Jobs

Ever since the death of Steve Jobs, I knew I wanted to launch this series — The Wisdom of (Steve) Jobs — that features his words on life, design and Apple. Whether or not you believe he was a visionary or charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution (he was the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple), his words are moving, inspirational, and sometimes even shocking.

Creative Juices for Thanksgiving

Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, this month’s creative challenge is to think up a dish for Thanksgiving (recipe and all if you like). Make it literary, make it funny, make it crazy — it’s up to you. Get your creative juices flowing (so to speak!) and add your dish here.

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DailyLit is the leading publisher of serialized books in digital form. Selected the #1 Book Website by The Sunday Times, DailyLit has sent over 47 million book installments. DailyLit’s books and series are all free and feature bestselling and award-winning titles. Installments can be read in fewer than 5 minutes wherever you receive email, including on any computer, Blackberry, tablet or iPhone.

Polls are Open: Dumbledore vs. Atticus Finch

susandanziger — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:49:25 +0000

In honor of Election Day, we asked readers which fictional candidate they’d vote for; here are their nominations:

The favored candidate turns out to be Atticus Finch (from To Kill a Mockingbird) followed by Albus Dumbledore (from Harry Potter) and Zaphod Beeblebrox (from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). Reader ashleykidwell noted: “I would say it’s a tie between Atticus and Dumbledore, but Dumbledore stated plainly that he didn’t trust himself with power. So Finch is clearly the better man for the job.”

And then there were nominations for female characters: Hester Prynne (from The Scarlet Letter); Dagny Taggart (from Atlas Shrugged), and Glinda the good witch (from The Wizard of Oz).

Whom would you vote for? Endorse one of these candidates, find others (including one nomination for Forest Gump!) or add your own here.

Now I need to go vote (I mean really vote).

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Your Worst Nightmare (Fictional) Candidate

susandanziger — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:07:57 +0000

In honor of Election Day, this week’s question on DailyLit is: which fictional character would you LEAST want voted into public office? I realize there are lots of non-fictional characters out there running for office, but at least for this question, let’s focus on fictional characters.

So who’s your nightmare fictional candidate? You can enter him/her here.

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DailyLit’s Question of the Week: Closet Keepers

susandanziger — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:11:31 +0000

In honor of DailyLit’s new mini-course, Fashion Classics, this week’s question is: what’s the one thing in your closet you’ll never throw away? You can enter your “closet keeper” here.

In case you missed the announcement, Fashion Classics features stories behind iconic pieces of fashion. Thanks to DailyLit reader Alexandra Suhner Isenberg of the Searching for Style blog for creating this series and inspiring this week’s question.

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DailyLit’s Question: Books into Better Movies

susandanziger — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:48:21 +0000

DailyLit’s Question of the Week is: which book’s movie adaptation improved on or was comparable to the original book? You can share your thoughts here.

Thanks to @Golem100 for the suggestion.

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DailyLit is the leading publisher of serialized books in digital form. Selected to be the #1 Book Website by the Sunday Times, DailyLit has sent over 40 million book installments. DailyLit’s books and series are all free and feature bestselling and award-winning titles. Installments can be read in fewer than 5 minutes and can be read wherever you receive email, including on any computer, Blackberry, or iPhone.

DailyLit News: Banned Books Week

susandanziger — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:05:01 +0000

The latest DailyLit news should be arriving in your inbox today. In case you miss it (or want a jump start on it), here it is:

Note from the Founder

It’s Banned Books Week so we’re celebrating books that have been banned through the ages. From Alice in Wonderland to The Bible, I’m always amazed at which books have been banned. So I figure what better way to celebrate the week than by picking up (or in DailyLit’s case, signing up for) a book that’s been banned. Anyone up for it? Let’s all band together against banning books!

Cheers,

-Susan

Susan Danziger
Founder and CEO, DailyLit
sdanziger@dailylit.com
Twitter:@susandanziger, @dailylit

Vote for Your Favorite Banned Book

Which is your favorite banned book? You can vote here for one of these in DailyLit’s library or any others that may have been banned:
-Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (a classic)
-Henry David Thoreau’s On the Duty of Civil Obedience (get inspired)
-Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (learn first hand why it’s controversial)
-Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland (I can’t believe that was banned)
-And then there’s The Bible (need I say more).

We’ve created a special category on DailyLit of Banned Books where you can find other possible entries.

So, what’s your favorite banned book? You can vote here now.

Creative Challenge: School Jitters

Now that our kids have settled into school, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. But before we forget those first day jitters, I thought it would be fun to ask about your own first days of school. So in one sentence, describe a scene or memory from that time. Recall how you felt here.

Highlight: Back to School Video Courses

With back to school time, I thought I’d feature DailyLit’s expanded library of Khan Academy Video Courses. My kids have used them for basic math, and I’ve watched ones on the French Revolution and biology (I admit, I’ve stayed away from ones on differential equations and organic chemistry). You can find the entire DailyLit library of video courses here, including ones on investing, probability and even brain teasers. Why should kids have all the fun.

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DailyLit is the leading publisher of serialized books in digital form. Selected to be the #1 Book Website by the Sunday Times, DailyLit has sent over 43 million book installments. DailyLit’s books and series are all free and feature bestselling and award-winning titles. Installments can be read in fewer than 5 minutes and can be read wherever you receive email, including on any computer, Blackberry, or iPhone.