I'd hoped there was some great story behind the drab jacket design for the hardcover version of Cormac McCarthy's latest novel The Road. Now, thanks to an interview with renowned cover designer Chip Kidd at Esquire, I know that in fact there isn't any good excuse. Says Kidd, "[McCarthy] didn't even want his name on … Continue reading Judging a Book
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My Hero
Edna Foulds, of the town of Redcar in the north of England, is my new hero. Over the last 40 years, she's borrowed an estimated 20,800 books and only once been late returning them! I wish I could do as well.Read the full article here.--David E
The Highs… The Lows
Slate.com has posted a funny excerpt from Andrew Ferguson's book Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America. It tells the state of Illinois' first steps in the making of its Lincoln library and museum. Would you believe Lincoln's manias and melancholies dramatized by a roller coaster? It was on the table for a while.
Musings from Magers and Quinn 