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Category Archives: Books
Envisioning The World
“Envisioning The World” is a collection of early printed maps that offers snapshots of a world that was largely unknown at the time many of the maps were made. For most people, then, familiar territory encompassed not much more than a neighborhood. … Continue reading
I Was Looking For A Street
I first discovered Charles Willeford while living in Miami in the 70s; what better place to meet the master of pyscho-pulp fiction. Willeford’s darkly humorous novels were often deceptively simple meditations on being and nothingness packaged as police procedures … Continue reading
It’s Always 1984 Somewhere
Shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell volunteered to fight for the Republicans against Franco’s fascist Nationalist rebellion. He joined the far-left POUM ( Workers’ Party of Marxist Unification), in which he fought as an infantryman. In his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged 1984, George Orwell, Morocco, Spain
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More Millennium Part II
Almost immediately after Stieg Larsson’s first novel, The Girl with the Dragon Tatt00, was posthumously published to international acclaim Millennium Mania spread like a literary virus around the world. This was primarily based on the quality of the work, but was also influenced … Continue reading
To Kill A Mockingbird at 50
Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s beloved classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird and numerous events—Read-A-Thons, film screenings, courtroom scene reenactments, etc.—are being held around the country. The heart-breaking coming of age tale set in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Harper Lee
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More Millennium Part I
Many thanks to the County Theater in Doylestown, PA for the invitation to a screening of Laurence Lowenthal’s documentary Millennium, The Story. Laurence Lowenthal created a documentary about Stieg Larsson and the Millennium Trilogy that covers everything you’ve ever wanted … Continue reading
Mulholland Drive: New Suspense Imprint
The following post is courtesy of Miriam Parker: Little, Brown and Company announces new suspense imprint’s name and launch list On June 15, 2010, Little, Brown and Company announced the name of its new imprint devoted to publishing suspense fiction: … Continue reading
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress
If you are going to be in the NYC area this Fall be sure to plan on visting the Morgan Library for Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress which runs from September 9, 2010 until January 3, 2011. The Morgan Library … Continue reading
The Atlas Obscura…don’t get lost there
Welcome to the Atlas Obscura, a compendium of this age’s wonders, curiosities, and esoterica. The Atlas Obscura is a collaborative project with the goal of cataloging all of the singular, eccentric, bizarre, fantastical, and strange out-of-the-way places that get left … Continue reading
Of Giant Peaches, Fantastic Foxes & Chocolate Factories
This post was provided by UK correspondent Evan Smythe. I found the captivating, absurdist fiction of Roald Dahl through James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but became a committed Dahl enthusiast through … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 