Books and coffee have finally found one another. It’s no secret: writers write books fueled by sips of coffee and readers discuss and read books while holding tightly to steaming mugs. Groups of readers and writers have been gathering around coffee house tables for as long as there have been chairs in the room. Like most modern romances, however, it took the Internet to finally make the coffee and books relationship blossom. […]
With a child on one knee and a book propped awkwardly on the other, Hillel Cooperman sat in front of a computer camera in Seattle and Skyped with his parents on the east coast. He wanted to share the bedtime story experience with his children and their grandparents, but found connecting over the miles awkward and frustrating. He wanted a digital version of storybooks to be accessible on both ends of the long-distance connection. […]
There are certain sounds, smells, and memories that over the years have defined the classroom in our minds. Dusty chalkboards left a fine film on our hands. A pile of unread books at the start of a new year held the promise of challenges, both daunting and exciting. And wilted pages of handwritten notes served as evidence of hours spent mastering a new subject. […]
