Type So Hard You Bruise The Screen [courtesy HuffPost Books]
What do you think? Do you have anything to add?
[Book Nerd Links] Owen Egerton’s 30 Points for Prose
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Tag Archives: Books
[Book Nerd Links] RetroIndy: Kurt Vonnegut
A slideshow of Vonnegut photographs in honor of the anniversary of his passing.
RetroIndy: Kurt Vonnegut [courtesy of INDYSTAR.COM]
Books in Art: The Bookman, April 1896
The Bookman, April 1896. James Montgomery Flagg.
Algernon Charles Swinburne is Ready for His Close-Up
Algernon Charles Swinburne died on 10 April 1909. In addition to being ever-ready for a good close-up…
…he was quite an accomplished and well-rounded writer.
QUOTE: “For winter’s rains and ruins are over,/And all the season of snows and sins;/The days dividing lover and lover,/The light that loses, the night that wins.”
SOME WORKS: Mary Stuart; The Sisters; Atalanta in Calydon; Songs of Two Nations; A Century of Roundels; A Study of Shakespeare.
A KEEPSAKE:
A Swinburne Poetry Selection at Professor Booknoodle. $25.00
[Book Nerd Links] To Buy or Not to Buy?
A small chart [courtesy Rena Maguire]
Book Chart Rena Maguire
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“Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.”-T.S. Eliot
[Intermezzo] Lost Words
It’s a true story. I know how it ends, but I can’t move forward. The last twenty pages are as weighty as a boulder, as immovable as a broken vault door. My heart refuses to face the acrid, bloody truth, to acknowledge the twisted metal and shattered dreams. His unwritten novels poke through the years like torpid headlights in a fog. Am I a horrid person for lamenting the tragedy of lost words?
Voices from the Grave #66: Gertrude Stein Reading ‘If I Told Him a Completed Portrait of Picasso’
Gertrude Stein reading If I Told Him a Completed Portrait of Picasso
[R]evolving Incarnations Wants You!
Do you love reading? Are you very, very brave like a storybook hero(ine)? If you answered yes, then you are welcome to join the dialogue of [R]evolving Incarnations. We are looking for hearty, passionate readers to take our 40 question Q&A. If you are unfamiliar with the series, follow these links:
The only requirement is that you love, love, love reading. Genre preference doesn’t matter, really! We hope to represent as many bookish experiences and viewpoints as possible, whilst fostering frank and refreshing discussions of what it means to be a reader in the 21st-century. If you are interested in taking the invigorating plunge, or have any questions, you may leave a reply in the comment section or e-mail us at: onetrackmuse@gmail.com. Thank you, and happy reading!
FYI: [R]evolving Incarnations is taking a break this week, as I am still spending time with The Chef before he leaves on his trip!
[Book Nerd Links] Literary Beers
10 Delicious Literary Beers to Drink While Reading [courtesy Flavorwire]
Which ones have you tried?
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 