by | Dec 16, 2008 | Literary News
Holiday Message from Roy Blount Jr.: Buy Books From Your Local Bookstore, Now December 11, 2008. I’ve been talking to booksellers lately who report that times are hard. And local booksellers aren’t known for vast reserves of capital, so a serious dip in...
by | Dec 11, 2008 | Literary News
Jennifer Khoshbin new works On display at Rose and Radish, San Francisco, CA. Music Books Place ear to book, turn crank and listen. Donkey John LISTEN TO SAMPLE www.jenkhoshbin.com
by | Dec 9, 2008 | Literary News
from The Guardian UK Gonzo’s back! A new movie celebrates the maverick life and messy death of Hunter S Thompson. Welsh artist Ralph Steadman was the rogue writer’s partner in crime. ‘I hit the bullseye!’ he tells Damon Wise Damon Wise The...
by | Dec 3, 2008 | Literary News
from The Guardian UK These days an adjective recognised in the OED, Mills & Boon has become a genre unto itself over its 100-year history. To mark its centenary, The Art of Romance tells the publisher’s story with a century’s worth of covers. Here is a...
by | Nov 30, 2008 | Literary News
from Prospect Magazine Roget’s Thesaurus is more than just a book about words—and the story of its author’s often unhappy life provides a suggestive counterpoint to its complexities Lesley Chamberlain Peter Mark Roget, the future Linnaus of the English...
by | Nov 27, 2008 | Literary News
from MSNBC Federal agents recover ‘Hitler’ bookmark Romanian man arrested trying to sell item to undercover officers updated 3:45 p.m. MT, Wed., Nov. 26, 2008 SEATTLE – Authorities have recovered a stolen 18-carat gold bookmark that reportedly was...
