December 2010
11 posts
Vanity Fair's 'Writers Reading' →
While it is great to have an extensive Summer reading list all ready to go, you may now run into the problem of sand or sunscreen in your eyes, Spumante-soaked books or an inability to find the energy to hold a book in front of your face.
But that’s ok, because you can download one or all of these great readings from Vanity Fair… many of the books featured have shown up on lots of...
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Yep, another list... The Economist's best books of... →
The Economist’s editors offer their picks of 2010.
And if you’re looking for a second (or in our case, fortieth-ish) opinion on what you should read over Summer, you may want to check out Leigh Sales’ Well-Readhead blog at ABC’s The Drum… http://bit.ly/huJ2a1
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Patti Smith reads from 'Just Kids' →
Patti Smith reads from ‘Just Kids’ - her National Book Award winning memoir of her life with the photographer Robert Maplethorpe - at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
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The Global Thinkers Book Club - An FP Slide Show |... →
Some of Foreign Policy’s 100 Top Global Thinkers share what they’re reading at the moment. Handy if you need a present for a smart person this Christmas.
'The Memory Chalet' by Tony Judt - an extract →
Recently published in the New York Times, this is an extract from Tony Judt’s final work - the acclaimed ‘The Memory Chalet’.
“Please, no matter how we advance technologically, please don’t abandon the...”
– Patti Smith, 2010 National Book Award Acceptance Speech