How much should a freelance writer charge for a catalog essay? [more inside]
posted by serial_consign at 7:00 PM - 9 answers

What is this book? For kids, about a scientist's assistant who breaks into the lab safe one night and finds potions that he feeds to the lab rat. Hilarity and mayhem ensues. [more inside]
posted by phunniemee at 4:23 PM - 1 answers

I didn't say my first word until I was three years old. Does anyone know a probable cause? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 7:41 PM - 33 answers

MeFites, help! Need more books to read. /book-recommendation-filter [more inside]
posted by titantoppler at 11:36 PM - 23 answers

Is there a word for the phenomenon of finding faces in abstract shapes or patterns? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by Kensational at 6:30 PM - 4 answers

Poemfilter: Trying to remember a poem I memorized at the last second and almost instantly forgot for an assignment in 10th grade. [more inside]
posted by Dojie at 8:19 AM - 6 answers

Footnote filter: I am writing a non-fiction, non-academic book and need help determining what to include in my citations. [more inside]
posted by quidividi at 5:34 AM - 5 answers

Is there a legitimate, non-slang word for the need to go to the bathroom? By that I mean a singular adjective, i.e. "nauseous," but for, well, pooping. Attempts to Google yield only annoying links to Urban Dictionary, etc.
posted by XQUZYPHYR at 6:05 PM - 34 answers

Linguisticsfilter: I'm looking for experiments that reveal something surprising or fascinating about the way we use and respond to language. [more inside]
posted by mossicle at 2:04 PM - 9 answers

Hive authors: help me publish a sci-fi story! [more inside]
posted by Salvor Hardin at 2:04 PM - 26 answers

Name-that-book-Filter: Large-format children's book, all about colors [more inside]
posted by range at 11:44 AM - 10 answers

Library and indie bookstore acquisitions -- help? Tell me how new titles are chosen and if this plan might work. [more inside]
posted by bitter-girl.com at 9:32 AM - 16 answers

Is there a general mnemonics database somewhere? [more inside]
posted by devnull at 1:09 AM - 3 answers

What are the best must have tools for a budding Journalist ?
posted by Yiba at 3:19 PM - 22 answers

How do authors ensure that they aren't copying older stories? [more inside]
posted by amicamentis at 12:56 PM - 15 answers

I'm building a basic phrase list that I will learn for countries that I visit. What are your most useful travel phrases? I'm also looking for anything that would be useful specifically for Egyptian Arabic. [more inside]
posted by Alison at 7:06 AM - 14 answers

Confused on spelling variations: Master of Science vs. Master's of Science. [more inside]
posted by figTree at 12:22 AM - 12 answers

Did I spend too much on a book? $325 for a very good hardcover 1st Edition UK (Picador) Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy? [more inside]
posted by Bacillus at 7:22 PM - 12 answers

I love to read but I'm a really slow reader. I avoid reading books longer than about 300 pages because it takes me so long to get through anything longer. I read for hours everyday (mostly online stuff) so it's not lack of practice. Is there anything I can do to speed up?
posted by Andy Harwood at 4:22 PM - 16 answers

Looking for a science fiction book I read a few years ago. I believe it came out within the past five years. Basic plot was that a guy died and then his mind was uploaded into a robot. I think the main character might have been fairly poor at one time and then started dating an heiress which was why he was able to do the upload after death. [more inside]
posted by sorindome at 10:05 AM - 4 answers