Word today that the estate of Ian Fleming has annointed Sebastian Faulks, probably best know as the author of Charlotte Gray, to write the next official James Bond novel. Faulks' book, to be called Devil May Care, will be published in May to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of Fleming's birth.The Guardian also reports the … Continue reading 007 @ 100
Author: Anders
Put Your Pants On and Read
On the heels of last week's news of a clothing-optional book signing in Vermont, comes this great theory from the sages at BoingBoing.net: underwear created literacy. According to Dr Marco Mostert, a historian at Utrecht University, an increase in discarded underpants (itself primarily the result of folks moving to the big city where underwear was … Continue reading Put Your Pants On and Read
It’s Hip to Be Pretty
Ever on the cutting edge, the New York Times "Styles" section has discovered that there are librarians under the age of fifty. And, this being the "Styles" section, these newly-found booksters are fresh and trendy, in their "thrift-store inspired clothes and abundant tattoos."Of course, anyone who's ventured into the blogosphere has already encountered plenty of … Continue reading It’s Hip to Be Pretty
Musings from Magers and Quinn 