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Tag Archives: Mark Twain
Midweek Treat
As another Wednesday at the office starts to wind down, we wanted to share this link to Flavorwire’s gallery of delicious photos of famous writers hanging out at their homes. How I would love to take a peek at what’s … Continue reading
Friday links
• For those of you who thought that our snuggly February cover photo wasn’t revealing enough, we offer you this steamy pic of Mark Twain. Prepare to swoon! • One reviewer of Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear shares 10 of the wackiest, most hilarious tidbits from the Scientology … Continue reading
Weekly links
Hope everyone had a great, summery week! Today’s weekly links celebrate classic favorite reads (and suggest new ones), recognize some great songwriters’ books and enjoy some book-to-film if-onlys. Enjoy! ——————————————————————————————————————— Socially important or academically fascinating books might get all the … Continue reading
Book banning a hot topic in 2011
Just last January, a huge debate sparked when the fourth most-banned book in American schools, Huckleberry Finn, was released in a special edition censoring all 219 uses of the “n-word” and uses of “injun.” (Click here for a quick run-down.) … Continue reading
Fall 2010′s best new nonfiction
Working at BookPage has a lot of perks, but one of the best, in my opinion, is getting to look at and read great new books before they’re even in the stores. This fall will see the publication of plenty … Continue reading
Vacations with a literary purpose
A recent article in the Montgomery Advertiser describes fans visiting Monroeville, AL, in honor of To Kill a Mockingbird–and it’s got me wondering: What are your favorite literary destinations? Off the top of my head, I can think of several. … Continue reading
Mark Twain speaks his mind
Exciting news for Mark Twain fans—when he died in 1910, the author left behind hundreds of pages of an autobiography, complete with a stipulation that the book’s publication be held until 100 years after his death. Well, it’s 2010, and … Continue reading
