The Sunday News (08.04)

A weekly collection of storytelling links. Best enjoyed with coffee or tea on your Sunday morning, afternoon, or evening. This week's edition of The Sunday News is brought to you by libraries, Jane Austen's ring, and picture books.

→ It was Beatrix Potter's birthday this week (the author/illustrator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit). Here are 14 fun facts about Beatrix Potter and her books.

→ There is a new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet from the creator of Downton Abbey.

→ A papercraft wonderland created from reading lists. Brain Pickings says it best: "A celebration of timelessly wonderful reads in an elaborate diorama of papercraft book sculptures." Watch the 'up close and personal' video for a better look at the display.

→ Some hotels are adding libraries as amenities to keep guests inside the building. Will the inclusion of a library become a new necessity when you're searching for hotels?

→ Need something to read in August? Try these 25 YA books for adults who don't read YA.

→ Book cover artwork taken to the extreme. Recovering the Classics is a celebration of great reads and  a community of art.

→ An abandoned Walmart is now America's largest library.

→ Entertainment Weekly debuted the chilling trailer for Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I'm really looking forward to reading this book.

→ Kelly Clarkson purchased Jane Austen's ring, but now the British government won't let her take it out of the country.

→ Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak is being adapted into a graphic novel. 

→ I discovered the blog This Picture Book Life this week. It's a necessary follow. It makes me smile just thinking about it.