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March 24, 2012
The Private Lives of Great Writers The extent to which an author’s personal life sheds light on their work is debated by Salon. Weighing in on Jonathan Franzen’s controversial New Yorker essay, the article explores just how relevant Edith Wharton’s looks and Saul Bellow’s marital problems are to appreciating their novels. Beyond The Art of […]
March 22, 2012
Random House has signed a 10 year book deal with Ian Fleming‘s estate to reprint all 14 James Bond titles in hardcover, paperback, and e-book formats.The Bond series has remained in demand over the years at 100 million copies, with films also proving quite popular. Dr. No will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, which […]
March 21, 2012
The cooking world is eagerly scanning this list of outstanding chefs, bakers, and writers to see who is in the running for top honors this year from the James Beard Foundation. I noticed two authors who have previously written a wonderful guide to flavors (The Flavor Bible), Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg. Their new work […]
March 20, 2012
Any combination of Valrhona chocolate and macadamia nuts has got to be wonderful, but see this post for yourself so you can try it out! This recipe is taken from Pastries, a new cookbook from French pastry chef Pierre Herme. I was interested to see that the literary type bloggers on PW were eager to […]
March 16, 2012
This month for Poetry 365 we’re highlighting Laura Kasischke’s ambitious new volume Space, in Chains. A 2011 NY Times Notable Book, the Pushcart Prize winner’s eighth collection finds her pursuing her signature stream-of-consciousness style while also exploring her new interest in the prose poem. Mingling homey memories of childhood with questions about the existence of God, […]
March 14, 2012
Julia Moskin has a juicy article in the New York Times about working as a food/cookbook ghostwriter. Since ghostwriters are typically relegated to anonymity, below is just a partial list of cookbooks which were authored by celebrity chefs, but written by ghosts.
March 14, 2012
After a mere 244 years, Encyclopaedia Britannica is ending its print edition. First published in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768, the Chicago-based company will focus on its online version only. The Chicago-based company said the print edition will stop being available “when the current stock runs out.” You can, however, purchase the final hardcover copy on […]
March 13, 2012
Watching this trailer from the Muppets one gets the distinct impression that some of the, shall we say, urgency is lacking compared to the real Hunger Games trailer. I suppose asking Miss Piggy to consider sacrificing her coffee break, let alone her life would be out of the question… (Muppets trailer for Wocka Wocka Value […]
March 13, 2012
Edith Pearlman took top honors at the National Book Critic’s Circle 2011 award ceremony in NYC this week. Her collection of short stories “Binocular Vision” has been hailed as the work of a “writer’s writer.” See above link for EPL holdings. Shira S.
March 10, 2012
EPL Children’s Librarian Brian Wilson has compiled a top 10 list of his favorite picture books from 2011 to read aloud. Each has large kid appeal, strong reviews, lots of interactive elements to encourage audience participation, and is designed to be read aloud to large groups of children. Brian also has a list of the […]
