Tag Archives: Ernest Hemingway

Discovering the Lost Generation in Paris

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

Decades ago, I made my first biblio-pilgrimage to the iconic Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. These days it’s not quite the same place now that it has an adjoining café that serves American bagels and brownies. And then there are the … Continue reading →

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Or will we all have to move to Canada ?

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

“Banal Story” by Ernest Hemingway So he ate an orange, slowly spitting out the seeds. Outside, the snow was turning to rain. Inside, the electric stove seemed to give no heat and rising from his writing-table, he sat down upon … Continue reading →

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All Good Books Are Alike

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the … Continue reading →

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Don’t let the bastards cheer you up

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

I never tire of London-based artist Harland Miller’s brilliant send-ups of iconic Penguin book covers. His faux vintage covers are always on point.

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Into The Wild

Posted on October 4, 2018 by

The South Africa-based design studio Muti has released a killer series of book cover redesigns for group of iconic novels. I love the fresh typography and the great color palette.

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Summer Reading

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

 

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When The Spring Came

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Have a literary coffee

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

I love this wonderful illustration by Italian artist and designer Gianluca Biscalchin.

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It was always in the details

Posted on August 30, 2016 by

Happy Birthday Steve…

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The Path to Paradise

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

Italian architect and illustrator Federico Babina has created this fabulous series of posters that imagine the houses of celebrated authors. Archiwriter covers many of the world’s greatest male writers. each poster incorporates a famous line and allusion to an appropriate … Continue reading →

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