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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Book Hero
Over the years I have found myself doing minor repairs and restorations on books in my own collection and occasionally on books that I have sold. None of the projects compares to the amazing work of Japanese artisan and book … Continue reading
On The Road
An unknown unpublished story by Jack Kerouac, which has been called “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after being hidden in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Beats, Jack Kerouac, Mafia, On the Road
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Tubular Bells
In Aarhus, Denmark, the main public library in the city frequently resonates with the sound of a giant tubular bell called Gongen. The bell rings multiple times a day for a heartwarming reason. Atlas Obscura explains that the ringing of the … Continue reading
America’s Book Club is Live
America’s Book Club, C-SPAN’s new primetime weekly series, debuted last Sunday, October 19, with an episode featuring John Grisham. The program airs at 6 p.m. and re-airs at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. Hosted by author and interviewer David M. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Writers, Book Clubs, CSPAN, Television in the United States
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What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel?
I am too old to have grown-up with the iconic Public Broadcasting children’s television show, but I was always a fan of the beloved Fred Rogers. In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the Senate to argue against cutting federal funding … Continue reading
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Tagged Fred Rogers, Mister Rogers Neighborhood, PBS, YouTube
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I don’t need anything from here
“I would leave everything here: the valleys, the hills, the paths, and the jaybirds from the gardens, I would leave here the petcocks and the padres, heaven and earth, spring and fall, I would leave here the exit routes, the … Continue reading
Lessons in reading
We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in a few years, and it’s no coincidence that we’re suddenly awash in misinformation and lack of critical thinking. This is WHY we need the humanities. … Continue reading
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature Goes to László Krasznahorkai
There Goes Valzer László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes My name is Róbert Valzer and I like walking, not that I have anything to do with the famous Robert Walser, nor do I think it strange that walking should be my … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 