Curiosities
January 20, 2012
A Look Back at the Old Future of Books 0
by C. Max Magee
At Print Magazine, Buzz Poole looks at The Electric Information Age Book, which chronicles the innovative heyday of book packaging, when the publishers “were the ones breaking down the walls and changing the rules as they went.”
January 19, 2012
Nerd Jeopardy Happened and Our Correspondent Was There 0
by C. Max Magee
Presenting the second installment of our Tumblr’s newest feature, #LitBeat, which offers coverage of literary events.
January 19, 2012
On Writing While Parenting 0
by C. Max Magee
Having kids changes everything, of course, but for the writer, used to working in quiet solitude, it can feel like the end. Jessica Francis Kane writes about how she learned to write again, in a new way, after having children and offers some tips for new parents who write.
January 19, 2012
Mantel’s Bring Up the Bodies Coming in May 0
by C. Max Magee
Big news for fans of Hilary Mantel and her Booker-winning (and Millions Hall of Famer) Wolf Hall. The U.S. release date for the much anticipated Wolf Hall sequel Bring Up the Bodies has been moved up from the fall to May 22nd to coincide with the U.K. release date.
January 19, 2012
The End of the Poe Vigil 0
by C. Max Magee
It’s been nearly three years since an unknown man last marked Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday by leaving three roses and cognac at Poe’s grave. Today is Poe’s birthday and “Poe fans are planning one last vigil this week before calling an end” to the decades-long tradition of watching the mystery mourner pay his respects. (via)
January 18, 2012
Beautiful Malaysia 0
by Nick Moran
The latest short by James W. Griffiths, We Were Wanderers On a Prehistoric Earth, is an “ode to the incredible flora and fauna of Malaysia.” The film is accompanied by a passage from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and it’s clear that the author’s description of the Congo applies to Southeast Asia quite easily.
