Hemingway: Not to Be Lost In Our Time
When Ernest Hemingway wrote In Our Time, he declared in a letter that it “will be praised by highbrows and can be read by lowbrows.” The fact that it remains part of the [...]
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A beautiful forest creature is spotted; a bookish ‘indie’ boy enjoys a sweet escape among the elements. –Nicole Crowder Photo: Fuckyeahindieboys As part of their “American Masters” series, PBS published a letter from Zora Neale Hurston to Countee Cullen. Besides addressing the writer’s views on white liberals, segregation and Negro writers, it’s beautifully written and full of Hurston’s famous personality. March 5, 1943 Dear Countee:
Pastel prints? Fashion mags? Abbreviated words? If these things make you shudder, you may just be a “lipstick tomboy.” [via Clutch] Does objecting to sexism make you a “ranty-pant”? I don’t know, but we think we’ll start using that word. [via Jezebel] In a completely unscientific but nonetheless fascinating survey, the UK’s [...] Paris Hilton takes a drive over to Book Soup in West Hollywood and finds herself engrossed in The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. –Nicole Crowder Photo by London Entertainment/Splash News Fashion blogger and bibliophile Olivia does a little shopping for vintage accessories and steals away with Steinbeck and Hemingway. –Nicole Crowder Photo by Olivia from I’ve Got a Lust for Life SheReads looks at the reading lists of cool chicks. If you want to be featured, send an email to uptown.literati@gmail.com.Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert: “I can’t say that I’ve read many books that have moved me emotionally and inspired me. In this memoir my heart latched onto the author. I cried and laughed with [...] The Library of Congress’ annual National Book Festival rolls into town this Saturday, September 26th, 2009 on the National Mall. A gaggle of authors forming the who’s who in literature, including children’s authors, poetry and prose writers, fiction and non-fiction authors, illustrators, and historical authors, will be present. To see which will be in attendance just [...] Actor Ryan Gosling is a man who knows how to woo a lady with words (see The Notebook). Now we know where he gets it from. Gosling reads Albert Camus’ The Stranger. –Nicole Crowder Photo by Melodie McDaniel Classic literature plus mainstream pop music may seem like a calamity made in Hades, but, as we’ve recently discovered, nothing could be further from the truth. So, allow us to present our not-at-all definitive list of rockers who read. Enjoy, add, comment and share 1. Alice Smith, a relative newcomer with a light and [...] |
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