February 2012
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PS: My son is friends with a kid who knew Tom Waits’ kids, and once my son’s...
– Dan Chaon, on Largehearted Boy’s Book Notes.
Dan, you are really the best person ever. (via emmainpictures)
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If you belong to the majority, you can avoid thinking about lots of troubling...
– Haruki Murakami - 1Q84 (via murakamistuff)
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January 2012
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Franzen on ebooks and the future of reading →
thelifeguardlibrarian:
libraryjournal:
booksinthekitchen:
fsgbooks:
“Someone worked really hard to make the language just right, just the way they wanted it. They were so sure of it that they printed it in ink, on paper. A screen always feels like we could delete that, change that, move it around. So for a literature-crazed person like me, it’s just not permanent enough.”
-Jonathan...
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When he perished, Strindberg had his fiancée’s photograph in his pocket. Decades...
– I loved every single page of this book.
The Ice Balloon - S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration - By Alec Wilkinson - Book Review - NYTimes.com
(via housingworksbookstore)
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Nathan Englander is now on Tumblr!
aaknopf:
Worth a follow.
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Pinterest Is Tumblr for Ladiez
– Gizmodo
Shut the fuck up. (via rachelfershleiser)
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ami with an i: 7x20x21 at DBW lineup →
amiwithani:
If you are still on the fence about attending tonight’s Digital Book World opening ceremonies, allow me to present you with two compelling points. First, the bartenders pour some seriously stiff drinks. And second, 7x20x21 will return with a delightful new slate of speakers:
Gilt Groupe…
GREAT 7x20x21!!
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nicolelavelle:
Michael and I went to the Gorge the other day.
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Great Writing Advice from Author Charles C. Mann →
Mann says “When you write a book, if you’re lucky, your voice — it’s like you’re having a conversation with the reader. The reader feels like they’re having a talk with you. I know when I read a really good book, it’s like the writer’s voice is in my head, and I have this sense of this sort of friendly presence. And that’s, I think, what you want if you’re trying to talk about ideas, is to write...
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Call for Submissions: What's Your Favorite Tumblr?
timemagazine:
At TIME.com, we’re working on a guide to the best Tumblrs out there. But we want to know what you think first.
What Tumblr can’t you live without? (Aside from ours, of course.) Whether it’s news, photography, design or just cat videos, we want to know what you follow — and why.
Reply to this post (and include the URL) with your picks. We’ll mark popular suggestions as “Readers’...
The Bridge →
michellelegro:
Not Golden Gate-related, but worth adding into the mix is the TAL episode “The Bridge”
thebyliner:
In case you missed it, Thursday marked the 79th anniversary of the beginning of construction on the Golden Gate Bridge. Jumpers by Tad Friend is one of the most powerful stories you’ll…
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