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Celebrate Rachel Carson’s Birthday with This Google Doodle

Posted on May 27, 2014 by maedez

Rachel Carson Google Doodle

So, I Wanted to Buy a Couple of Books for My Upcoming Road Trip…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by maedez

I love a good bargain book. Yesterday I went into Half Price Books thinking that I’d pick up a volume or two for my upcoming road trip. You can blame their storewide 20% off sale for my, um, enthusiastic results.

Book and Magazine Pile

Art Books

Magazines

Miscellaneous Books

DETAILS:

Renoir: His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Erlich White
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Peter Paul Rubens by Mark Lamster
History of Art (Second Edition) by H.W. Janson
Vogue Australia April 2010
Marie Claire April 2014
Allure April 2014
The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett by Simon Louvish
Doctor Who: The Complete Guide by Mark Campbell
The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies
Nero Wolfe: The Mother Hunt by Rex Stout

TOTAL: $19.09

Tell me in the comments about your most recent book bargain!

Shopping for the Bookworm: B is for Brontë, Anne

Posted on May 24, 2014 by maedez

B is for Brontë, Anne

Anne Brontë Mixed Media Necklace by Sarah Wood Jewelry. $32.00

[Book Nerd Links] Literary Links for a Dull Wednesday

Posted on May 21, 2014 by maedez

LEGO Undershaw [courtesy Sherlock Holmes Books]
20 Great Biographies of Famous Authors [courtesy Flavorwire]
Subscribe Now, Get a Vintage Issue from 1959 [courtesy The Paris Review]
Romanian Historian Radu Florescu Dies at 88 [courtesy Huff Post Books]

Books in Art: Die Lesenden by Robert Breyer, 1909

Posted on May 20, 2014 by maedez

Die Lesenden by Robert Breyer, 1909

Daily Diversion #204: Encyclopedia of the Exquisite

Posted on May 17, 2014 by maedez

A “just because” gift from my dear Momma!

Encyclopedia of the Exquisite by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins

[Book Nerd Links] British Library puts literary treasures online

Posted on May 17, 2014 by maedez

British Library puts literary treasures online [courtesy philly.com]

Discovering Literature: Romantics and Victorians [courtesy British Library]

Mr. Darcy Cookie Cutter!

Posted on May 16, 2014 by maedez

Does your Jane Austen cookie cutter need a companion? If you said yes, then today is your lucky day.

Go here!

Goodbye, Dearest Emily!

Posted on May 15, 2014 by maedez

Eternally eloquent American poet Emily Dickinson died on 15 May 1886.

Emily Dickinson as a teenager.

“Beauty is not caused. It is.”-Emily Dickinson

[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Daphne du Maurier/Gary Cooper Mashup

Posted on May 13, 2014 by maedez

“We are all ghosts of yesterday, and the phantom of tomorrow awaits us alike in sunshine or in shadow, dimly perceived at times, never entirely lost.”-Daphne du Maurier (born on 13 May 1907), Myself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer

Gary Cooper (died on 13 May 1961)

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!