- The Collages of Max Ernst [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Poverty, Anxiety, and Gender in Scottish Working-Class Literature [LITHUB]
- ‘Little Legends’ Celebrates Big Lives Of Black History [NPR BOOKS]
Category Archives: Books
[Book Nerd News] Alice Mayhew, Kamau Brathwaite, and Kirk Douglas
- Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor [LITHUB]
- Kamau Brathwaite: 1930-2020 [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Hollywood Pays Tribute to “Incredible Icon” Kirk Douglas [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

Kirk Douglas, circa 1955.
Bookstagram and Other Things
As some of you know, my mom is opening a business…and it’s a family affair. Austen & Company is many parts that we hope will make a cohesive, if quirky, whole: Tea and tea accessories, coffee, desserts, books, art, events, curiosities, import snacks, and cocktails. Whew, that’s a lot!
We’re not open yet, but, this being 2020, Austen & Company is already on social media. Both our Instagram and Facebook pages are full of sneak peeks. We’re doing an Instagram series highlighting some of the books we’ll be selling in-store. Even if you’re not local, hey, who doesn’t like pretty pics of books?

Millay

Simone
@austenandcompany

Bowie
Thanks for indulging me!
Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice!
Pride and Prejudice was published on this day in 1813:

Pride and Prejudice
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!–When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”–Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
[Book Nerd Links] Sonny Mehta, James Thurber, NPR, and Reading Resolutions
[Book Nerd News] MC Beaton Dies at 83
Daily Diversion #438: Face It
My mom continued her tradition of gifting me a rocker chick autobiography for Christmas. Yay, mom!

Face It
Camille Claudel, Part Two
Came across this book today…

Camille Claudel
Daily Diversion #436: Ascending Peculiarity
Thanks for the recommendation, Gigi from Rethinking Life!

Ascending Peculiarity (Also Pictured: My cactus Emily)
Today’s tea: PG tips (not shown)
On Today’s Reading Menu…

Gellhorn
Today’s cuppa: Earl Grey.