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Can the Resturants Save the Bookshops?
Two popular and successful Seattle restaurants have just opened up shop in two of the city's largest independent bookstores.At the venerable Elliott Bay Book Company Tamara Murphy of Brassa fame has taken over the cafe. Not only has the quality of the food gone through the roof but the entire space has been reworked bringing"There's a synergy between books and food"
Holiday Link Dump
The holidays are upon us, which means that in the midst of the usual Christmas craziness items I've wanted to blog about have been piling up in my news reader at an alarming rate. So in the interests of not falling further behind, my early gift to you is hours of bibliophilic browsing:First, David Hewson has an excellent series of posts detailing his experiences with the Sony Reader.And on a related note, The Kindle appears to be sold-out for the holidays, possibly in anticipation for Kindle 2.0The New Rochelle School District is cutting out a passage (LITERALLY!) of Girl Interupted:...
Hitler’s Golden Bookmark Found
An 18-carat gold bookmark belonging to Adolf Hitler has been recovered in Bellevue, Washington.The bookmark was stolen from a Spanish auction house in 2002 and hadn't been seen since.The bookmark was given to Hitler in 1943 by his long-time lover Eva Braun. It was purportedly given to him as a consolation for his army's defeat in the battle of Stalingrad.The bookmark is inscribed in part "My Adolf, don't worry…(the defeat)… was only an inconvenience that will not break your certainty of victory."37-year-old Christian Popescu was arrested outside a Starbucks with the bookmark by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. He...
Nabokov Interview
Great interview with Nabokov. He discusses the writing process, his favorite writers, and he even reads the first few sentences of Lolita.