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Daily Diversion #430: Duncan and Sir Alec
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Daily Diversion #429: Bookish Restraint
I think I showed admirable restraint at the Half Price Books warehouse sale, don’t you?
Book haul
[Book Nerd Links] Natalia Ginzburg, Colette, Dr. John, the Seventies, Judith Kerr, Etc.
- Natalia Ginzburg, the Last Woman Left on Earth [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- The Postmenopausal Novel [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Farewell to Dr. John, Wherever You Is Now [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- A Pop Culture Photographer’s Epic Journey Through ‘The Seventies’ [FLAVORWIRE]
- Judith Kerr, Author Of ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea,’ Dead at 95 [HUFFPOST BOOKS]
- The Anti-Capitalist Power of Jean de La Ville de Mirmont’s Fiction [LITERARY HUB]
The Reel Infatuation Blogathon Starts Friday!
The annual Reel Infatuation Blogathon starts Friday! I can’t wait.
We can’t wait to catch up with you at the Reel Infatuation Blogathon starting this Friday.
This is where we dish about our secret (or not-so-secret) film or book character crushes – past or present. Click HERE for the original announcement and list of participants.
If you, like us, are having trouble picking one fictional character, you can choose two or three!
If you haven’t yet signed up, there’s still time to join us. Just grab a banner and let us know your choice.
See you at the party!
Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!
This is one of my favorite times of the year. Spring has returned, and she’s brought her best friends with her: birds, buds, and every shade of green known to humankind. On her coattails rides another, albeit lesser, reason to be a little giddy…
The 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!
Reel Infatuation 2019-Cary Grant
As usual, I am terribly excited to read everyone’s entries. The diversity, passion, and intelligent commentary participants bring to this blogathon is truly extraordinary. The #charactercrush phenomenon is universal AND so much fun, y’all.
As for my 2019 choice? Behold…
WKRP in Cincinnati Cast. Courtesy of MeTv.
Can you guess who?
My co-host, the brilliant Ruth of Silver Screenings, has posted all of the details on her site. If you have a question that we haven’t already addressed, please head to the comments with your enquiry.
Ready to sign up? Leave a comment here, on Silver Screenings, or send a tweet to @925screenings.
See ya in June.
PS-Ruth outdid herself on the banners this year. You can find all four options on her official blogathon announcement post.
Daily Diversion #422: Rex Stout/Nero Wolfe
It’s always a good day for re-reading Rex Stout mysteries!
Rex Stout! Nero Wolfe!
[Book Nerd Links] W.S. Merwin, Women’s History Month, Ferlinghetti, Zora and Langston
- Two Memories of W.S. Merwin [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- W.S. Merwin, 1927-2019 [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- 10 Must-Read Books To Honor Women’s History Month [HUFF POST]
- A Lost ‘Little Boy’ Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti [NPR]
- Road Trip With ‘Zora and Langston’ In This Real-Life Literary Adventure [NPR]
Gustave Flaubert on Reading
“Do not read as children do to enjoy themselves, or, as the ambitious do to educate themselves. No, read to live.”–Gustave Flaubert
[Book Nerd Links] Iris, Virginia, Human Chain, and Bookends
- Cooking with Iris Murdoch [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Where Virginia Woolf Listened to the Waves [THE PARIS REVIEW]
- Epic Human Chain Moves Bookstore Into New Home [HUFFPOST]
- Jaw-Dropping Bookends Feature Detailed Back-Alley Dioramas [FLAVORWIRE]
Daily Diversion #417: Essentials
I’ve been enjoying my three days off…
Essentials
