The on again, off again saga of Vladimir Nabokov's unfinished final manuscript has taken yet another unexpected turn. An excerpt of 5,000 words will be published in Playboy magazine this fall.To recap the whole story: Nabokov instructed that his incomplete novella The Original of Laura should not be published. According the the New York Times, … Continue reading Literary Drama
Rock Out
I can't wait for this event. Jessica Hopper reads from Girls’ Guide to Rocking on Thursday, July 16, 7:30pm, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers.The book is everything a rocking girl needs to know: How to choose the right instrument for you. Where to shop for instruments and where to avoid. How to get your band … Continue reading Rock Out
History, Days of Yore, Bygone Eras, Etc
Word nerds can't wait for summer to end, because this October the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary With Additional Material from a Thesaurus of Old English will at long last be published. The two-volume set has been 44 years in the making. The OEDHT not only groups words of similar meaning, but it … Continue reading History, Days of Yore, Bygone Eras, Etc
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