
Hemingway in Key West

Hemingway in Key West
The 50 Coolest Books Ever [courtesy ShortList.com]
Tell me, dear readers, is your idea of cool the same as theirs?

ARMS AND THE MAN
What a cozy place to hunker down with a book! One needs only to bring a blanket, some reading material, and an open imagination.

Ault Park
Reading aloud to the leaves and branches, whilst optional, is highly encouraged. Words are best, after all, when they are shared.
Lone Star Statements [The Morning News]
Most of these are pretty, unintentionally hilarious.

Red Kimono on the Roof, 1912, by John French Sloan (born 2 August 1871).
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”-James Baldwin (born 2 August 1924)
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Is The Best Thing You’ll See All Day [courtesy HUFF POST BOOKS]
I agree! These men have the Hemingway Grumpy Face down solid.
After seven weeks of sweat and over-thinking every detail, my studio is finally habitable. I promise to give you a piecemeal detour over the coming weeks. Here is a teaser!

Studio door

Arthur Miller, my sixth favourite playwright.
A Visual History of the Evolution of the Penguin Paperback [courtesy New Republic]
My love of all things Penguin is well-known, but this is an interesting tour of its history.