by | May 24, 2008 | Literary News
from the New York Times Volumes to Go Before You Die By WILLIAM GRIMES Published: May 23, 2008 An odd book fell into my hands recently, a doorstopper with the irresistible title “1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die.” That sounds like a challenge, with a subtle...
by | May 23, 2008 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
seen in The East Hampton Star Little Shop of Horowitz By Baylis Greene Morgan McGivern John McWhinnie, a partner of the bookseller Glenn Horowitz, at the team’s newest outpost in East Hampton, a shop he said was “so small, it’s meant to be a jewel box.” ...
by | May 23, 2008 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the UK Guardian Surrealist Manifesto sold for real money Guy Dammannguardian.co.uk Surrealist founders Paul Éluard, André Breton and Robert Desnos. Photograph: Corbis “All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” Had this yearning...
by | May 22, 2008 | Literary News
from New York Press ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO SQUINT If the New York Times disappears, will the world survive? DAVID BLUM ponders a future without ink stains. By David Blum Gay Talese won’t go online, bless his ornery old-fashioned soul. He answers his phone like...
by | May 22, 2008 | Literary News
from Salon.com Who killed the literary critic? In the age of blogging, great critics appear to be on life support. Salon’s book reviewers discuss snobbery, how to make criticism fun and the need for cultural gatekeepers. By Louis Bayard and Laura Miller Read...
by | May 22, 2008 | Literary News
from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat Harpers and The New Yorker Both Have New Book Blogs Because heaven knows the world needs more book blogs, the New Yorker now has a blog called The Book Bench, named after their office’s discarded-book pile (pictured)....
