Here’s how you can bid on Larry McMurtry’s personal books and other knick-knacks he owned. Read more
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Category: Miscellaneous
Gillian Anderson Asks Women to Send Her Their Sexual Fantasies
Anderson, who plays forthright sex therapist Jean Milburn in the blockbuster Netflix series “Sex Education,” has posted a video on Instagram and explained that she’s “launching a major exploration of women and sex.” Seated on a burgundy armchair, the 54-year-old actress appeared relaxed as she asked women to send her their “most personal desires” for a book she said she is “curating.” Read more
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Inside the Picture Perfect—and Highly Lucrative—Business of Book Styling
The idea of book styling may seem heretical to anyone who values what’s between a book’s binding more than the binding itself. Read more
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12 Small Towns That Inspired Some of the Most Popular American Novels
There is nothing like a great book to take you away when you can’t travel. When a great book makes a lasting impression, there is an almost universal desire to visit the place that inspired the author. Being able to walk the same roads as a favorite author or memorable character allows a reader to understand their favorite books in a new, intensely different way. Read more
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Mike Pence’s PAC Spent $91,000 On His Book. It Became a Bestseller.
On Nov. 9, the Great America Committee paid Books on Call NYC $91,000 for what the PAC described as “collateral materials,” according to a report the PAC filed in December with the Federal Election Commission. Pence’s “So Help Me God” came out six days later. A spokesperson for Pence confirmed that the money went towards buying the memoir. Read more
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Floods, Fires and Humidity: How Climate Change Affects Book Preservation
As extreme weather events become more common, archivists and conservators are scrambling to protect their collections. Read more
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New Documentary Explores 50-Year Author/Editor Relationship
Turn Every Page explores the remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb. Watch trailer
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Works from 1927 are About to Become Part of the Public Domain
Every new year a crop of books, music and films become part of the public domain in the U.S. Jennifer Jenkins of Duke University shares a few of the works from 1927 coming our way. Read more
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The Hardy Tree, a Beloved Fixture of a London Cemetery, Topples Over
The tree, named after the author Thomas Hardy, was surrounded by 18th- and 19th-century gravestones. It was a popular site for locals and tourists. Read more
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A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them?
The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them. Read more
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