It's a strange day when Yale University Press appears in the New York Times' blog The Moment, which more often chronicles $600 Armani tshirts and other such nonessentials. But that's just what happened today when the blog posted an item about Lived in London: Blue Plaques and The Stories Behind Them. The book, out this … Continue reading I Might Actually Buy That
If You Plan to Motor West…
Denver is hoping that fans of the Beat poets will stop by their fair city. To encourage that, they've posted a Beat Poetry Driving Tour. The sights include the hotel where Neal Cassady met his wife and the site of the department store where Cassady and Kerouac spent a summer working. In fact, most of … Continue reading If You Plan to Motor West…
Nerd Alert
I'm probably late to the party with this news, but an announcement for Ken Burns' new book The National Parks: America's Best Idea alerted me to the companion PBS series. Six nights of rangers, parkitechture, and brown signage--what could be better? A coffee table book, that's what. The tome will be available September 8.A preview … Continue reading Nerd Alert
Musings from Magers and Quinn 