Tag Archives: classics

Monday Contest: ‘Cuckoo’ turns 50

Posted on 30 January 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

In this month’s Well Read column, Robert Weibezahl sang the praises of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel about the goings on in one very unusual mental hospital. Sold for a $1500 advance, One Flew Over … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Gone with the Wind’

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of Gone With the Wind. It also marks the first time that I’ve read the novel, despite a preteen fascination with the movie that inspired me to pick up Alexandra Ripley’s 1991 … Continue reading →

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Reading to remember Joyce

Posted on 3 February 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

I suppose it makes more sense to celebrate James Joyce on June 16, but I thought it was worth at least a mention that the author was born 129 years ago yesterday. (Sorry, I was too busy noting Groundhog Day … Continue reading →

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Discovering a creepy classic

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Last week, Eliza posted a shout-out to creepy debut novel The Poison Tree, citing its surprising, disturbing twists as a major plus. Over the weekend I read something sinister myself—John Fowles’ The Collector. As a person who read Flowers in … Continue reading →

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What we’re reading Wednesday: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on 17 November 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Scholastic • $34.99 • Originally published July 21, 2007 It feels like yesterday that I was waiting in line at a bookstore in New York City—at midnight—about to explode with excitement … Continue reading →

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New Jane Eyre trailer is Gothic, gripping

Posted on 10 November 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Yesterday, a long trailer for the new adaptation of Jane Eyre was released. It promises plenty of Gothic chills and thrills to offset the legendary practicality of its heroine, played by Mia Wasikowska (aka Alice in Wonderland). Love that she … Continue reading →

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The trials of translation

Posted on 4 October 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

New York Magazine just published an interview with translator (and writer) Lydia Davis, whose most recent project is Madame Bovary. Our Well Read columnist Robert Weibezahl reviewed Davis’ translation in October, saying that it “underscores how truly modern a writer … Continue reading →

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Brontë vs. Brontë

Posted on 23 September 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Today the Guardian posted a provocative essay by Imogen Williams about “how the Brontës divide humanity”–claiming that people love either Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights, but not both. As Williams puts it: If you want to be particularly contentious, you can … Continue reading →

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Everything’s better with dragons

Posted on 24 August 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Including Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick. At least, that’s what the forces behind Age of the Dragons are betting on. Director Ryan Little has transformed the 19th-century search for the great white whale into a medieval search for the great … Continue reading →

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Readers choose their personal ‘classics’

Posted on 18 June 2010 by Lynn, Editor

Anyone looking for a great book to read this summer read would benefit from a scroll through the comments sections of our Mockingbird post and contest. More than 300 readers have contributed their thoughts on which contemporary books will still … Continue reading →

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Monday Contest: To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on 14 June 2010 by Lynn, Editor

To celebrate our 10th anniversary, my book club, the aptly named Wine, Women & Words, recently held our first-ever retreat at a lovely inn about an hour east of Nashville. Eight of us gathered for an overnight stay and enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Action figures even a bookworm could love

Posted on 11 May 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Saw this floating around the Internet yesterday and had to post it here in case any Book Case readers missed it. As a child of the 80s, the tone of the commercial really took me back (do they still make … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s favorite teen sleuth turns 80

Posted on 4 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

It seems like this has been the year of the book anniversary: Spot. Shrek. To Kill a Mockingbird. And now Carolyn Keene’s Nancy Drew. The Secret of the Old Clock, book one in the iconic series, was published on April … Continue reading →

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Missed a favorite period drama?

Posted on 18 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Never fear, Dimsy’s Top Period Dramas is here! (Well, there. At the link.) This site is a must-visit for people like me who never remember to watch Masterpiece Theater (or any other program) when it actually airs. Dimsy scours the … Continue reading →

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Uma and Robert Pattinson: a match made in Paris

Posted on 16 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Actress Uma Thurman is in the news for her roles in two upcoming book-to-film adaptations. First up, she plays Medusa in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which hits theaters next month (director Chris Columbus says of the … Continue reading →

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