This item was still reported missing as of June 12, 2019. The following item was reported stolen: (SHUSTER, Joe) (SIEGEL, Jerry). LOWTHER, George. The Adventures of Superman. New York: Random House, (... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from July 2012
'Observations in Midwifery' Percival Willughby Perceival Willughby's Observations in Midwifery, a rare book circa 1670, gives a unique look at seventeenth century midwifery&and it's not pretty. Willu... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Hunter S. Thompson In a nod to Independence Day, and the summertime, here's a gallery of some literary greats in their bathing suits. (At the moment I am wishing I was Hunter S. Thompson enjoying the... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
English readers are the worst served in the world in terms of international literature, according to The Economist. Apparently only 3% of the total annual combined number of books published in America... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Kurt Vonnegut offers his top eight tips for writing a short story in the following video. After the jump, see more writing tips from Henry Miller, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, and Will... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
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Entries from June 2012
A UK first edition of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has recently gone missing from a NY shop. The copy was in jacket and had distinctive markings that include staining to the boards and a ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The inaugural winners of the Andrew Carnegie Awards for Excellence in Literature were announced last Sunday at the American Library Association's (ALA) annual conference. There were two prizes awarded... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The following items have been reported stolen: Title : Anicii Manlii Torquati Severini Boethii De consolatione philosophiæ Libri v. (Anicii Manlii Torquati Severini Boethii Vita Iul. Martiano Rota sc... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Brazil announced yesterday that it will implement a new program called "Redemption through Reading" at four federal prisons. Inmates will have the opportunity to shave up to 48 days off their sentence... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]