Vonnegut's Joe

I re-read A Man Without A Country by Kurt Vonnegut on Sunday, and I had to laugh when I got to this part: Joe, a young man from Pittsburg, came up to me with one request: “Please tell me it will all be okay.” “Welcome to Earth, young man,” I said. “It’s hot in the… Continue reading Vonnegut's Joe

The Annotated Pride & Prejudice

The Annotated Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen Yesterday I finished re-reading Pride and Prejudice, using David M. Shapard’s Annotated edition. It took me more than twice as long as just reading the novel only, but the annotations provided a lot of extra helpful and interesting information and it was very worth the extra time. I… Continue reading The Annotated Pride & Prejudice

Links for 10.15.08

Beautiful 2009 calendar – I’ve already pre-ordered mine. :) Photos of gorgeous bookstores from all over the world. (Found on Books on the Nightstand.) Funny McSweeney’s article that imagines a university library getting the attention it deserves. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)

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