AvatarM AvatarAvatarShakespeare's First Folio Is the Most Expensive Work of Literature Ever AuctionedSmithsonian Magazine - Isis Davis-MarksA complete copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio—the earliest printed collection of the Bard’s plays—sold this week for a record-breaking …
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AvatarM AvatarAvatarThe Nobel Laureate Louise Glück in The New Yorkerverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Hannah AizenmanOn Thursday, Louise Glück was announced as the winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Glück, a former United States Poet Laureate, has contributed poems to The New Yorker for more than fifty years. Reviewing her collected poems, in 2012, Dan Chiasson placed her “among the most moving poets of …
AvatarM AvatarAvatar'Leave The World Behind' Is A Signature Novel For This Blasted Yearverified_publisherNPR - Maureen CorriganRumaan Alam's Leave the World Behind is a slippery and duplicitous marvel of a novel. When, deep into the night, a vacationing couple hears a knock at the door of their remote Airbnb rental in the Hamptons, as a reader you think, "Oh, this is a suspense story." Then, when that couple, who are white, …
AvatarM AvatarAvatarRare Edition of Shakespeare's Last Play Found in Spanish LibrarySmithsonian Magazine - Alex FoxA literary historian in Spain has found a rare 1634 edition of one of the last plays William Shakespeare ever put to paper, reports Reevel Alderson …
AvatarM StoryboardHappy birthday, Stephen King: his best books, scariest scenes and moreAvatarCurated byShortListTo celebrate Stephen King's birthday, here we look at his books, his adaptations and some of the scariest scenes he has been a part of.
AvatarM AvatarAvatarHere Are The 50 Books Nominated for 2020 National Book Awardsverified_publisherNPR - Reese OxnerPerhaps you're an avid reader — or you're just stuck at home and suddenly have more time to read. Either way, if you're looking for reading recommendations, why not start with one of the 50 works contending for a National Book Award? The National Book Foundation released its annual book award …
AvatarM AvatarAvatarSkyhorse Publishing’s House of Horrorsverified_publisherVanity Fair - By Keziah WeirSkyhorse Publishing, literary home to Michael Cohen, Woody Allen, and Alan Dershowitz, has struggled with bigger problems than a roster of political unsavories. Interviews suggest a history of workplace toxicity and inappropriate behavior. What do Woody Allen, Roger Stone, thimerosal, and adult …
AvatarM AvatarAvatarThe Art of Teaching Writingverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Kristina RizgaPirette McKamey on helping students believe that what they write really matters Editor’s Note: In 1988, a teacher most commonly had 15 years of experience. In recent years, that number is closer to just three years leading a classroom. The “On Teaching” series focuses on the wisdom of veteran …
AvatarM FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow to Argue with a Racist: History, Science, Race and Realitychemistryworld.com - Jennifer NewtonAdam Rutherford Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2020 | 224pp | £12.99 ISBN 9781474611244 I’ve always struggled to react when I hear something ludicrous. The shock …
AvatarM FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe World's First Novel Is Older Than You Think | Book Riotbookriot.com - Anna Gooding-CallModern readers, myself included, tend to take novels for granted. They're sold in airports for less than the cost of a burger. People dump them in …
AvatarM This Rare Volume in UBC’s Collection is Considered One of the Most Beautiful Books Ever Printedmontecristomagazine.com - Sara HarowitzThe reading room at the University of British Columbia’s Rare Books and Special Collections may be closed for now due to COVID, but it still houses …