Yesterday was Ray Bradbury's 88th birthday. The tributes were many, and I can't do much to add them. I can only make sure that you remember the master of the science fiction novel by watching this early advertisement he did. God bless the archive that is YouTube.--David E
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Venerable publisher Penguin is dusting off its image to launch a dating website through the auspices of match.com. The personals include books read and other such literary information to aid in the decision making process. The site is only for UK booklovers, though. Yanks will have to do it the oldfashioned way.In an unrelated note, … Continue reading The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Buy a Vowell
Sarah Vowell, author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot and Assassination Vacation, has new book coming out. The Wordy Shipmates is a history of the Puritans, those pinched Protestants whose quirks haunt us to this day, says Vowell.The Wordy Shipmates will be released October 7. You can get a preview in this article by Vowell in … Continue reading Buy a Vowell