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Celebrate Black History Month – Langston Hughes
Brownstones - Artist: Jacob Lawrence (Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries) I have been remiss. Yesterday (February 1) was the birthday of Langston Hughes and the kickoff to Black History Month....
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Happy Birthday Sinclair Lewis!
Sinclair Lewis in a room he rented for his writing On February 7, 2010 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, it is 18 degrees but “feels like 8 degrees” according to Weather.com. This is not so different from...
View ArticleErnest Hemingway's Doings in February
February 9th is the date that Ernest Hemingway ended his contract with Boni and Liverwright–one of the most influential publishers of the early part of the 20th century, publishing work by Theodore...
View ArticleDiary that influenced Faulkner is unearthed
A clue to the fashioning of Yoknapatawpha County: The New York Times ran a story Wednesday about a diary belonging to some Mississippi slaveholders that appears to have heavily influenced Faulkner. He...
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Belated Happy Birthdays: Wallace Stegner and Toni Morrison
In case anyone was paying attention, I wasn’t… I missed Wednesday, February 17ths doubleheader: the birthdays of Wallace Stegner and Toni Morrison. To miss the birthday of either one is bad. To miss...
View ArticlePhotographer's Forum Magazine
If you’re a reader, and you’re tuned into the sense of place that is critical to the work of many great writers, this handsome book is for you. The photographs capture the essence of the places that...
View ArticleTravel, a sense of place, and writers are old friends
Travel, a sense of place, and writers are old friends, and Thomas R. Hummel has written a book that showcases that relationship. In his wonderfully written and packaged project, A Journey Through...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck was born 108 years ago today in Salinas, California, the “Salad Bowl of the World.” His family lived in a Victorian house that still stands on one of Salinas’s main streets. It is a...
View ArticleBest Bookshops in the World
Click here for the Guardian UK’s list of the best bookshops in the world. These were chosen mostly for their architectural magnificence, it seems, and do, of course, exhibit British perspective. But...
View ArticleEric Hoffer Prize — Winner in the Art Book category!
Just learned the terrific news last night that A Journey Through Literary America has won the Eric Hoffer Award in the category of Art Book. From the award notice for the art category: Titles in this...
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