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Hail and Farewell
That's my Mini Cooper over there, getting ready to zip off to my next adventure. Mr. Bethanne gave me the "BK MAVEN" license plates for...
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Some Children's Books for Fall
I've been making regular appearances on NY1 on behalf of Publishers Weekly to talk about books (and I'll continue to do that; you'll hear more abou...
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The Invisible Library Blog Contest Winners
Thanks to all who sent in their favorite fictional literary works. S. Krishna, Terri, writeloudly, Meg Waite Clayton (of course your own book count...
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Throwing Down the CLMP Bee Gauntlet
I am about to buy my Stalwart Speller ticket for the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses annual Spelling Bee on November 3rd (yes, THAT Nov. ...
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The Invisible Library Blog -- Contest!
Just when I think there's nothing to blog about, I find something new that leads me down a delightful rabbit hole. Via ArtsJournal I came upon this...
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Adaptation Nation
When I was down in Charlottesville a few weeks back, I spent a happy evening at Vinegar Hill Theatre with my friend B. watching "Tell No One/N...
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What's On Your Nightstand?
It's been over a month since I last asked, and I'm even more eager to know what you're reading than usual, since I'm up to my eyeballs in medieval ...
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What Rough "Beast?"
Tina Brown is back with The Daily Beast, a website that she says is "a speedy, smart edit of the web from the merciless point of view of what ...
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Home Library of Dreams
Like many avid readers, I sometimes daydream about what my perfect home library would look like: Here, the inscribed first editions; here, my cheri...
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Do You Get Cranky When You Don't Have Enought Time to Read?
I'm in the middle of a project that requires a lot of reading. I love the subject, but it's getting in the way of all of my other reading. Grr...
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Page-Burner: A Semi-Regular Guessing Game
Yes, folks, it's time again for that seat-of-your-pants contest, Page-Burner! Regular contestants know that I can be a bit (OK, a lot) slow sending...
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My (Very) Hidden Talent
You can be forgiven if you didn't notice the following news from Little, Brown:
"We've just posted photos of Washington DC to GeorgePelecan...
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You Never Forget Your First...
...Banned Book. Mine was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which after all these years is still Number Five on the Top Ten Most Challenged B...
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Sad Subject Line: "Olsson's Is Closed" + Rant
This is sad, bad news for all readers in DC and for all authors who tour here: Olsson's Books and records is closed after 36 years in business.
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Lessons in Money -- and Even a Little Laughter
Yesterday was a tough one on Wall Street, not to mention on Capitol Hill. I have one friend threatening to slit open his mattress and another one c...
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Ring, Ring: It's A Famous Author, on Your Cellphone!
Cellphone novels: They're not just for harajuku girls anymore, at least not if Jakucho Setouchi has anything to say about it. The 86-year-old Buddh...
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Book Maven Interview: Annette Gordon-Reed
Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak with Annette Gordon-Reed, who is on tour for The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. This meticul...
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Required Reading, Distaff Version, Part II: What Would Sarah Palin Read?
Thanks to all who left comments on Monday's post in which I questioned the organizing principle of Jezebel's post that challenged Esquire's Top 75 ...
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Required Reading, Distaff Version
The "required reading" list in question comes from this Jezebel post, which in its turn refers back to the Esquire 75 Books Every Ma...
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Prospero's Island
Leave it to Scott McLemee to find a summer vacation spot that sounds idyllic and has a story behind it.
Enjoy the read...it's worth it. Happy Fr...
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