by | Dec 29, 2013 | Literary News
from The Independent Brain function ‘boosted for days after reading a novel’ TOMAS JIVANDA Being pulled into the world of a gripping novel can trigger actual, measurable changes in the brain that linger for at least five days after reading, scientists have...
by | Dec 24, 2013 | Literary News
from Letters Of Note America is like that second kind of Christmas In November of 1959, as a shocked American public were hit with the news that a number of their favourite quiz shows had in fact been rigged for some time, author John Steinbeck wrote the following...
by | Dec 6, 2013 | Literary News
from The Enthusiast Everything I Need to Know I learned From Led Zeppelin [ click to read Press Release at The Enthusiast ]
by | Dec 1, 2013 | Literary News
from The New York Times André Schiffrin, Publishing Force and a Founder of New Press, Is Dead at 78 By ROBERT D. McFADDEN André Schiffrin, a publishing force for 50 years, whose passion for editorial independence produced shelves of serious books, a titanic collision...
by | Nov 24, 2013 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News, Projects
from Harper’s Books PHILLIPS, Richard and James Frey (text). Most Wanted. London: White Cube, (2011). First Editions. Quartos. Set of 10 books; each features the same internal content, but was issued with different images on the front and rear boards. Published...
by | Nov 17, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from Page Six History Channel plans to remake historically problematic ‘Roots’ By Eric Fettmann Levar Burton starred in “Roots” in 1977. In the wake of successful slavery-themed movies like “12 Years a Slave,” “The Butler” and “Lincoln,” the History...