1.) The blog post - is, as so often, cheating on my part. It's a whole blog - a photo blog, at that. Deborah inadvertently introduced me to Humans of New York when I saw her comment on Facebook, and I was immediately hooked. A young photographer, Brandon, goes all over New York taking portraits of interesting-looking people he sees on the street. These tend towards a few categories - people with brightly dyed hair; cute children; dignified older people - but that's fine, it's not intended as an exhaustive gallery. His little snippets of their conversations enhance the pictures, and it's a really wonderful project. I would love it if it were anywhere in the world, but if you're besotted with the Empire State, then you'll love it even more. Facebook group is here; website is here. I couldn't find anything about whether or not people were allowed to reproduce photographs, with the intention of advertising his project, but... well, I'll remove them if I'm told to!
2.) The link - is the Independent's series on neglected authors, featuring Rachel Ferguson of The Brontes Went To Woolworths and Alas, Poor Lady fame - and Passionate Kensington, which I gave to Rachel a while ago and now want to read myself!
3.) The book - Polity Books recently sent me Letters to Hitler, edited by Henrik Eberle. The letters are from the public - whether fooled by his charisma or antagonistic to his regime. It looks like it might be a very challenging, disturbing read - but also a book which offers a social history like no other. I'm going to have to brace myself to read it, but I don't think we fight evil by ignoring it.
