All library locations are open and fully operational today, Friday, July 5.
June 27, 2013
An exhibit for children and adults alike recently opened at the New York Public Library. “The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter” has both popular and more exotic offerings. Included is the green room of Margaret Wise Brown’s 1947 Goodnight Moon, a display from the 1964 Disney movie Mary Poppins, and an Alice in […]
June 24, 2013
A library in Greenfield, MA, boasts a display of catalog cards signed by the author noted on the card. Hope Schneider has been requesting autographs from authors for 14 years (since the end of the catalog) and the collection is up to 128 items. See this article for interesting responses to her requests- is it an honor to the […]
June 21, 2013
81-year-old short story author Alice Munro told The National Post‘s editor Mark Medley that she’s retiring. After accepting the Trillium Book Award (the top Ontario literary prize) for her collection Dear Life, she said: “I’m probably not going to write anymore. And, so, it’s nice to go out with a bang.” Her suggestion to disappointed […]
June 19, 2013
I enjoyed this short article because it provides insight into book cover creation from the book designer’s perspective. Before and after choices with text are presented in a slideshow. NYTimes writer John Williams says this is the first in a four part series. While an effective cover may greatly enhance a book and whet our appetite […]
June 14, 2013
This month for Poetry 365 we’re featuring the profound eighth book from influential poet Frank Bidart. In Metaphysical Dog, the Wallace Stevens Award winner focuses his “spiky free verse” on poignant explorations of “the war between the mind and body, ecstasy and obliteration, his mother’s death, and his coming out.” Unconventional, emotional, and intellectually rewarding, […]
June 13, 2013
What could be better than coffee and a good book? Why, wine, of course. Here is yet another variation of the wonderful notion of books and food: a book bar. The BookBar that just opened in Denver offers a small menu and plenty of books. Cheers to another independent book venture. Shira S.
June 13, 2013
Well, well, well. What with all the discomfitting news about government spying through its program code-named Prism, it seems that Americans do seek food for thought in classic literature. Booksellers across the nation have reported surges in sales of George Orwell’s chilling (and predictive?) novel 1984 according to this June 11th Bloomberg News article. It’s no. 2 right now on Amazon’s […]
June 12, 2013
[youtube=http://youtu.be/mEPuoldGjmY] In honor of this week’s publication of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane, here’s a video of Mr. Gaiman discussing the book that made him want to be a writer. Heather N.
June 11, 2013
Chicagoans are extremely serious about their grilling. I have seen neighbors struggling to cook meat in subfreezing January temps. While I’m not especially skilled at BBQ, I respect others’ ability to turn out a tasty offering after flipping, poking, basting, etc, until the magic moment that the food is deemed perfect. In this spirit, here […]
June 7, 2013
Judy Blume has been a best-selling author since her first novel Iggie’s House was published in 1970. Although she’s sold more than 80 million books none of them have been produced as a feature film until today. Her 1981 young adult novel Tiger Eyes will open in select theaters around the country – and has […]
