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Clippings 19: past lives of bookstores
Someone please lock me in this bookstore! Â El Ateneo is a former theatre in Buenos Aires, but apparently not the first bookstore to have a previous life in the theatre…or in the church, for that matter. Â Mirage Bookmark presents … Continue reading
Clippings 18: Read me, I’m Irish
In honor of today’s religious feast-cum-drinking holiday (not that the two are necessarily separate in Christian history!), here’s a little round-up of all things Irish: From the archives of Books & Culture, Edward Short reviews the Everyman’s Library edition of … Continue reading
Clippings 17: moving blues
I spent last weekend helping my sister pack up her house for a cross-country move to Savannah, and it’s now a week since she whisked off her goofy husband and three adorable kids and deserted me. Â I miss you, Seester! … Continue reading
Clippings 16: new and interesting
The US Post Office is marking the 200th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe with this commemorative stamp.  The portrait is by Michael Deas, author of the now out-of-print The Portraits and Daguerreotypes of Edgar Allan Poe.  Know of any other celebrations … Continue reading
Clippings 15: more good news than bad
I’ll start with the bad news. Â More losses have hit the publishing industry—and those of us who care about it. Â The Washington Post has killed its stand-alone, Sunday-issued Book World. Â And the editor-in-chief, executive editor, and children’s review editor at … Continue reading
