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They Saw Dallas as a Literary Hub, Then Got to Work Making It One
When Will Evans arrived in Dallas just over a decade ago, he had a degree in Russian literature, a passion for “reading the world,” and a bold vision: to create a publishing house dedicated to translating the best books in any language into English ...
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A Quite Contrary Alphabet Book Asks, How Did Our Gardens Grow?
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING FOR COLORED CHILDREN: An Alphabetary of the Colonized World, by Jamaica Kincaid. Illustrated by Kara Walker. It bears considering that had anything resembling “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” actually ...
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Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a shadowy corner of the rare book world.
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Newyork
Quick! Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Not every workplace features a guillotine. At a book conservation lab tucked beneath the first floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the office guillotine might as well be a water cooler ora file cabinet for all that it fazes the staff. “We have a ...
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Books
Quick. Someone Get This Book a Doctor.
Not every workplace features a guillotine. At a book conservation lab tucked beneath the first floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the office guillotine might as well be a water cooler ora file cabinet for all that it fazes the staff. “We have a ...
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Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?
A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the publishing industry in ways both big and small.
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Newyork
Some Used to Dread Readings. Now They Sell Out.
These days, literary events in New York City can require tickets and be just as hard to get into as the hottest restaurant.
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Heartbreak and Family Love on the International Booker Prize Shortlist
Books by Jenny Erpenbeck and Hwang Sok-yong are among six nominees for the prestigious award for translated fiction.
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Newyork
The Surfer Dude Behind a Famous Jewel Heist
Murph the Surf became an unlikely folk hero after robbing the American Museum of Natural History’s Hall of Gems in 1964. A collector is selling his archive for $30,000.
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Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sylvia Plath’s Papers to Vintage Matchbooks
This year’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair features plenty of quirky items amid the high-ticket treasures. (Poison books, anyone?)