826LA’s Book Release Party Thumbs-Up for "A Fireplace with a Cold Fire In It"

The 826LA Mar Vista's "A Fireplace with Cold Fire in It" book release party. It was a crowded house! (Photo courtesy of 826LA)

In our Read Across America post, we mentioned one of our favorite orgs, 826LA, a literary and creative writing nonprofit with a branch down the street from Knock Knock headquarters. A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of attending 826LA Mar Vista’s book release party for A Fireplace with a Cold Fire In It, a paperback filled with Denver-inspired …

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Celebrate Read Across America Day With Us! And Take 25% Off Our This or That Activity Book!

In honor of Read Across America Day, we're donating fifty This . . . or That? Activity books to 826LA Mar Vista for their upcoming book release!

We love books, we love reading, and we’re certainly fans of Dr. Seuss. This year, we wanted to do something extra special to celebrate the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day on Friday, March 1. NEA’s Read Across America program lands on Dr. Seuss’s birthday and aims to encourage kids of all ages to get excited about reading through …

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Meet Hat-trick Design! The Design Minds behind “Phobophobia”

Meet the founders of Hat-trick Design: Jim Sutherland (left) and Gareth Howat (right). (Photo courtesy of Hat-trick.)

In spring 2011, designers Jim Sutherland and Gareth Howat gaped at the city of Cape Town from a helicopter tens of thousands of feet above South Africa’s mountainous coastline. The Hat-trick Design duo was in town for the annual Design Indaba Conference, and traveled from their UK studio to participate as speakers. During that helo ride, they met a fellow …

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