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Thu, 16 May 2013 12:41:26 -0400

flavorpill: Fascinating Photos of the Models Who Inspired...

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:08 -0400

flavorpill:

Fascinating Photos of the Models Who Inspired Famous Artworks

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Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01:17 -0400

Once there was an autographed short story collection. You...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:02:02 -0400

Once there was an autographed short story collection.

You entered for a chance to win it.

You won it.

You read it.

You lived happily ever after.

The stories in Jill McCorkle’s Going Away Shoes are way better than this one. Click here to enter for a chance to win a signed copy. Deadline 5pm Eastern today.

HAPPY SHORT STORY MONTH!

What did mom give you? What did you give her?

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:33:30 -0400

whatmymothergaveme:

My mother, Emilie S. Spaulding, gave me a sense of humor, a crazy laugh, the courage to try new things, and the challenge to love all of humanity.

Amy C. Spaulding, Durham, North Carolina

In case you haven’t gotten your mom a Mother’s Day gift, you can still get the special What My Mother Gave Me complete present — buy any Kobo e-reader at any indie bookstore and it comes with a free download of What My Mother Gave Me, a greeting card and ribbon. Ends today! It’s never to late to give your mom a gift…

"The men did not look human after war’s subtraction: no eye, no ear, no nose, no face, no arm,..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:30:55 -0400

“The men did not look human after war’s subtraction: no eye, no ear, no nose, no face, no arm, no leg, no gut, no bowel, no bone, no spine, no muscle, no nerve, no breath, no heart, no brain, no faith.”

- From Robert Olmstead’s The Coldest Night — one of the David Abrams’ best sentences of the week on The Quivering Pen.

workmanpublishing: Five Questions, One Drawing: Sophie...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:01:09 -0400

workmanpublishing:

Five Questions, One Drawing: Sophie Blackall

Lauren Grodstein's Tumblr: What I've been listening to while I procrastinate

Sun, 12 May 2013 19:01:39 -0400

Lauren Grodstein's Tumblr: What I've been listening to while I procrastinate:

lauren-grodstein:

For the past half an hour, on relatively lowbrow speakers: Lost Cause, by Beck, Sailing, by Christopher Cross, Goodnight Moon, by Shivaree, Loco Girl, by Chris Whitley, Award Tour, by Tribe Called Quest, and right now something from Liz Phair’s Whipsmart. I do not have particularly sophisticated…

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! whatmymothergaveme: Sheila Kohler...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:19:57 -0400

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

whatmymothergaveme:

Sheila Kohler with her mother, by the water in the garden, Johannesburg, 1942.

Looking for a last-minute gift for mom? It’s not too late...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:57:18 -0400

Looking for a last-minute gift for mom? It’s not too late to give your mom What My Mother Gave Me, a perfect collection of essays about the most meaningful gifts these 31 outstanding women received from their mothers. One object can be the doorway to the our first — and most complicated — relationship.

And if you buy mom a Kobo e-reader from any independent bookstore today or tomorrow, it comes with a free e-book of What My Mother Gave Me, a limited-edition greeting card and ribbon. The complete gift!

Congratulations to Stephen Scanniello, on winning the Jane...

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:02:00 -0400

Congratulations to Stephen Scanniello, on winning the Jane Righter Rose Medal for outstanding achievement in rose culture from the Garden Club of America. Stephen is an author of A Rose by Any Name.

bookriot: This sculpture at Harvard’s Houghton Library is made...

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:01:20 -0400

bookriot:

This sculpture at Harvard’s Houghton Library is made from more than 4,000 books and has caused something of a scandal. More on scandalous works of library art here.

Building up to Mother’s Day with more photos of moms from...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:01:35 -0400

Building up to Mother’s Day with more photos of moms from What My Mother Gave Me…

whatmymothergaveme:

Martha McPhee in her mother’s arms, with her sisters.

whatmymothergaveme: Susan Stamberg’s mother, Anne Roslyn...

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:50:35 -0400

whatmymothergaveme:

Susan Stamberg’s mother, Anne Roslyn Levitt.

wellesleybooks: Art Forger in our window!

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:11:32 -0400

wellesleybooks:

Art Forger in our window!

"My journey began when the Americans bombed us, in 1943, because it was during the bombings that I..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:02:03 -0400

““My journey began when the Americans bombed us, in 1943, because it was during the bombings that I met the girl.””

- The opening line of The Third Son by Julie Wu.

whatmymothergaveme: Elinor Lipman’s mother gave her...

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:01:20 -0400

whatmymothergaveme:

Elinor Lipman’s mother gave her cooking:

“I don’t know what other daughters learned from their mothers, but mine was a purveyor of homely domestic tricks, imparted not with formal lessons but by osmosis, by example at the stove, in conversation, as dough was kneaded or liver chopped.”

Pictured: The recipe cards Elinor Lipman copied 40 years ago, yellowed, creased and stained.

—From What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered Most

workmanpublishing: It’s May! Do a a little dance!

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:20:31 -0400

workmanpublishing:

It’s May! Do a a little dance!

scribnerbooks: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s financial ledger is now...

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:25:32 -0400

scribnerbooks:

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s financial ledger is now online.

Should there be more red?

Today is pub day for The Third Son, the “instant...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:03:27 -0400

Today is pub day for The Third Son, the “instant classic” by Julie Wu, and to celebrate this special occasion, we’re giving you the chance to win your very own copy! Enter today by 5pm Eastern.