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Of Interest: New Poetry, The Little Free Library Book, Steve Jobs and Philosophy and more April 20, 2015 – Posted in: Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

On Elizabeth Bishop by Colm Tóibín The latest in the Princeton University Press series Writers on Writers is a meditation on the poet Elizabeth Bishop by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín . Sprinkling biography and criticism over a deep appreciation of her work Tobin weaves a complex portrait of Bishop while relating his own experiences of loss and exile. Publisher | Amazon What About This: Collected Poems of Frank Stanford By the time he took his own life at age 29…

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The Nation’s Fall Books Supplement of 1924 served up an especially spicy potage December 3, 2014 – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

As those of you who check in with us regularly know, one of our guiding lights is our regular visits to the past. Whether it’s an archive for In The Stacks, collectible books for a homage to an author or book, or referencing some past event to help us make us sense of the present we are always deeply indebted to what has come before. We are delighted to have Richard Kreitner contribute this piece to Book Patrol. In celebration…

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