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Getting rid of a book is “like throwing away a plant. They feel sort of alive.” via Stacked Up; Writers show off their shelves
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From the discovery of the 1898 International Dictionary to linotyping the entries to printing the last print on the vandercook to cutting the fingertabs of the deluxe edition, this video gives a quick overview of the process of creating the Pictorial Webster’s fine press edition.
via Pictorial Webster’s: Inspiration to Completion on Vimeo.
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Steve Hely needed to know how to write very well in order to write as miserably as he does in “How I Became a Famous Novelist.” In a satirical novel that is a gag-packed assault on fictitious best-selling fiction, Mr. Hely, who has been a writer for David Letterman and “American Dad,” [...]
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Hemingway’s grandson is attempting to “set the record straight” about his grandmother with the publication of “the restored edition” of A Moveable Feast. “It turns out that the story behind the editing of the book is nearly as juicy as the tales within it, and has become something of a multigenerational custody battle over how [...]
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The Espresso Book Machine prints books for customers while they wait and may be key to future survival for small, independent bookstores. Once the catalog of books available by this method grows, bookstores could easily compete with Amazon. A lovely part of the bookstore experience is browsing through books, though, so I sure hope this [...]
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In last week’s Muse there I quoted a writer writing about a fictional writer. Here’s a quotation in the same vein from another favorite book:
“She was touched by his delicacy. Maybe this is what an artist is, she thought. It reminded her of something she’d once read, about how an artist doesn’t really need a [...]
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The world's most beautiful libararies.
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I have at least four copies of The Elements of Style: a reproduction of the original
White-less version; the fourth edition with a foreword by Roger Angell;
a fun edition illustrated by Maira Kalman and inscribed "To Mommy, my
favorite editor" by a soon-to-be-famous journalist; and a well-worn, dustless copy I have had ever since Dr. Maloney's [...]
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