From agathachristie.com comes news of the world's thickest book: "Measuring over a foot long, with 4,032 pages, the volume contains the complete Miss Marple stories-–all 12 novels and 20 short stories." Only 500 copies were printed, so they're retailing for a pricey £1000. Details are here. Thanks to the New Yorker's Book Bench for the … Continue reading Wait til Nero Wolfe Hears About This
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Citizen Reviews: Sunnyside
We continue our occasional series of customer reviews with this review of Glen David Gold's second novel Sunnyside.SunnysideSunnyside, Glen David Gold’s second novel, is a kaleidoscopic look at American life at the beginning of World War I. It focuses on a young Charlie Chaplin, but Gold successfully interweaves other stories, both true and otherwise, everywhere … Continue reading Citizen Reviews: Sunnyside
Grating Grammar
Last month's fiftieth anniversary of Strunk and White's Elements of Style really brought out the haters. The most entertaining was Charles Pullum. I heard him on the radio somewhere, but somehow I missed his article "50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice" in the Chronicle of Higher Education. He's snarky and funny and correct in his … Continue reading Grating Grammar
Musings from Magers and Quinn 