34 posts tagged ‘books’
Justin Torres Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Vulture,
With Ned Blackhawk honored for nonfiction.
The Best Books We’ve Read in 2023 So Far
The New Yorker,
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
The Society of Illustrators' Original Art Exhibition launches with Lifetime Achievement Awards to William Joyce and Dahlov Ipcar
Boing Boing,
Last week, the Society of Illustrators in New York City officially launched its Original Art Exhibition of the best of children's book illustration with an awards ceremony. Winning the 2023 Original Art Lifetime Achievement Awards were William Joyce and Dahlove Ipcar. — Read the rest
R.O. Kwon’s Parents Shouldn’t Read Her Sexy Next Novel
“Trust me,” she told them at this year’s Vulture Fest.
Are Game of Thrones Creators Beheading Another Main Character?
In Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, out March 21.
Curious and compelling filmstrip adaptation of "Brave New World" from 1974 (video)
When I was in school and the teacher brought out the Dukane Filmstrip Projector, you knew it was going to be a good class. Unfortunately, we were never shown the wonderfully-odd filmstrip adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World from 1974. — Read the rest
We Read 263 Pages on Louis Vuitton’s Rarest Jewelry
The Cut,
An inside look into Francesca Amfitheatrof’s mind.
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Swiss Miss,
“Some things can become true merely because we believe in them–that pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When modern economists assumed that people are innately selfish, they advocated policies that fostered self-serving behavior. When politicians convinced themselves that politics is a cynical game, that’s exactly what it became.” ― Rutger Bregman From the book: Humankind A […]