Courtesy: Garth Williams
Courtesy: Garth Williams
Courtesy: Garth Williams
Flavorwire posted these amazing Charlotte’s Web original illustrations by Garth Williams.
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Found: ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Original Illustrations
February 16, 2012Found: Abraham Lincoln’s Tower of Books
February 15, 2012
This three-story tower is made up of over 15,000 books about Abraham Lincoln. You can see it at the Ford’s Theatre Center for Education and Leadership in Washington, D.C. which will open for daytime visits on February 21st.
(via WhatTheCool)
Thanks to fan Sylvie Harrison for the link!
5 Questions: Tattoo artists Marlo and Osiris
February 10, 2012Our friends and talented tattoo artists Marlo and Osiris from Kings County Tattoo Co. II at Manny’s in Brooklyn, NY, will be at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention this weekend, February 10-12.
Pictured above (Osiris-left, Marlo-right)
What led you into tattooing?
Marlo: I was always into art in general, but didn’t know what route to go. My cousin started to teach me how to tattoo between jobs, and it stuck.
Osiris: I always wanted to use my art and an interest in tattooing led to what fit me best.
How long have you been a tattoo artist?
Marlo: 5 years.
Osiris: 2 years.
What cool literary tattoos have you done?
Marlo: I did the original movie poster of A Clockwork Orange…also the spider eggs lady from Scary Stories to tell in the Dark, and I’m soon going to work on a quote from Lolita for a friend.
Osiris: I’ve tattooed a lot of quotes from numerous books, as well as the whale from Moby-Dick, and the inscription on the ring from Lord of the Rings.
What book cover would you like to tattoo?
Marlo: I would like to do a custom The Catcher in the Rye tattoo, but if someone wants the original cover, I’m game.
Osiris: Any Harry Potter book! As well as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
What’s your favorite book and/or author?
Marlo: Anthem by Ayn Rand, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey.
Osiris: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.
Marlo and Osiris work at
Kings County Tattoo Co. II at Manny’s
7417 13th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11228
Marlo: 718-414-7906
Osiris: 786-925-1408
Happy Birthday, Alice Walker!
February 9, 2012
The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker
The Gospel According to Shug
HELPED are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and the joys of self-discovery will be constant.
HELPED are those who love the entire cosmos rather than their own tiny country, city, or farm, for to them will be shown the unbroken web of life and the meaning of infinity.
HELPED are those who live in quietness, knowing neither brand name nor fad; they shall live every day as if in eternity, and each moment shall be as full as it is long.
HELPED are those who love others unsplit off from their faults; to them will be given clarity of vision.
HELPED are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception, and realize an partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful.
HELPED are those who love the Earth, their mother, and who willingly suffer that she may not die; in their grief over her pain they will weep rivers of blood, and in their joy in her lively response to love, they will converse with the trees.
HELPED are those whose ever act is a prayer for harmony in the Universe, for they are the restorers of balance to our planet. To them will be given the insight that every good act done anywhere in the cosmos welcomes the life of an animal or a child.
HELPED are those who risk themselves for others’ sakes; to them will be given increasing opportunities for ever greater risks. Theirs will be a vision of the word in which no one’s gift is despised or lost.
HELPED are those who strive to give up their anger; their reward will be that in any confrontation their first thoughts will never be of violence or of war.
HELPED are those whose every act is a prayer for peace; on them depends the future of the world.
HELPED are those who forgive; their reward shall be forgiveness of every evil done to them. It will be in their power, therefore, to envision the new Earth.
HELPED are those who are shown the existence of the Creator’s magic in the Universe; they shall experience delight and astonishment without ceasing.
HELPED are those who laugh with a pure heart; theirs will be the company of the jolly righteous.
HELPED are those who love all the colors of all the human beings, as they love all the colors of the animals and plants; none of their children, nor any of their ancestors, nor any parts of themselves, shall be hidden from them.
HELPED are those who love the lesbian, the gay, and the straight, as they love the sun, the moon, and the stars. None of their children, nor any of their ancestors, nor any parts of themselves, shall be hidden from them.
HELPED are those who love the broken and the whole; none of their children, nor any of their ancestors, nor any parts of themselves, shall be hidden from them.
HELPED are those who do not join mobs; theirs shall be the understanding that to attack in anger is to murder in confusion.
HELPED are those who find the courage to do at least one small thing each day to help the existence of another–plant, animal, river, or human being. They shall be joined by a multitude of the timid.
HELPED are those who lose their fear of death; theirs is the power to envision the future in a blade of grass.
HELPED are those who love and actively support the diversity of life; they shall be secure in their differences.
HELPED are those who KNOW.
Out of Print’s Oscars Book Party
February 8, 2012
We were so inspired by all the movies based on books that are up for Academy Awards this year that we wanted to join in the celebration. So we are having our own Oscars book party and we need your help.
The rules are simple:
-Only books that were adapted into movies are eligible (this is for any year, not just 2011)
-Submit UP TO 3 NOMINEES in the categories listed below to our email address fans@outofprintclothing.com no later then Sunday, February 19th.
-Please have the email subject line read: Oscars Book Nominees.
Everyone who emails us nominations will receive a 20% discount and be entered to win a $100 Out of Print gift certificate.
After we collect all your nominations, we will pick the Top 5 from each category and you will be able to vote for your favorite on our website. Voting will take place the week of February 20-24th.
The categories are:
Best Picture
Actor in a Leading Role
Actress in a Leading Role
Actor in a Supporting Role
Actress in a Supporting Role
Animated Feature Film
Best Setting
Best Villain
Best Animal
Below is an example of what your nomination email should look like:
Best Picture
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
Actor in a Leading Role
Hercule Poirot by Agatha Christie
James Bond by Ian Fleming
Actress in a Leading Role
Lisbeth Salander by Stieg Larsson
Annie Wilkes by Stephen King
Actor in a Supporting Role
The Hatter in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Jim in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Actress in a Supporting Role
Clarisse McClellan in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Animated Feature Film
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Setting
Jurassic Park in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Orient Express in Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
The river in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Best Villain
Cruella de Vil in The Hundred and One Dalmations by Dodie Smith
Big Brother in 1984 by George Orwell
Best Animal
Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Dickens!
February 7, 2012
We gathered some of the most interesting links about Charles Dickens in honor of his 200th birthday. Enjoy!
Google Doodle (pictured above)
Charles Dickens characters make up today’s Google Doodle and links to their collection of Google Books.
The Morgan Library – Charles Dickens at 200 exhibit.
Free admission all day, just mention it is Dickens 200th Birthday.
The Guardian – Charles Dickens’s London with Simon Callow
Author and actor Simon Callow walks through some of the London locations that were important to Dickens.
NPR Books – A Birthday You Can’t ‘Bah Humbug’
“After Shakespeare, Dickens is the great creator of characters, multiple characters,” says Claire Tomalin, author of the new biography Charles Dickens: A Life.
Los Angeles Times – Travel
Celebrate Dickens as a “visionary analyst of public transportation” and travel to Museum of London and Dickens World in Kent.
The Literary Platform
Dickens and Victorian London: List of apps and ebooks
Great Expectations – PBS Masterpiece Theater
Preview of Great Expectations starring Gillian Anderson which airs April 1 & 8, 2012
The Guardian – Charles Dickens at 200 quiz
GuardianBooks calls it “a fiendishly difficult birthday quiz”
Word & Film – The Great Adaptations of Charles Dickens
They pick five works to celebrate his birthday.
Flavorwire – The Characters
They pick the 10 Best Charles Dickens Characters
Free Library of Philadelphia – A Year of Dickens
All Dickens, all year long
Library Poem to celebrate National Libraries Day
February 6, 2012National Libraries Day was this past Saturday, February 4th, in the United Kingdom, and Julia Donaldson, Waterstones Children’s Laureate, had written a dedicated poem to celebrate the book event.
Library Poem by Julia Donaldson
Everyone is welcome to walk through the door.
It really doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor.
There are books in boxes and books on shelves.
They’re free for you to borrow, so help yourselves.
Come and meet your heroes, old and new,
From William the Conqueror to Winnie the Pooh.
You can look into the Mirror or read The Times,
Or bring along a toddler to chant some rhymes.
The librarian’s a friend who loves to lend,
So see if there’s a book that she can recommend.
Read that book, and if you’re bitten
You can borrow all the other ones the author’s written.
Are you into battles or biography?
Are you keen on gerbils or geography?
Gardening or ghosts? Sharks or science fiction?
There’s something here for everyone, whatever your addiction.
There are students revising, deep in concentration,
And school kids doing projects, finding inspiration.
Over in the corner there’s a table with seating,
So come along and join in the Book Club meeting.
Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow,
And help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow.
Weekend Reading (Feb 4-5): On the Road Scroll
February 3, 2012
Indianapolis, Indiana will play host to the Super Bowl on Sunday, but it is also the present home to one of the more interesting pieces of American literature. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay purchased the original On the Road manuscript, which Jack Kerouac typed out on a scroll, for more than $2 million at a Christie’s auction in 2001. The 120-foot scroll is now on display at the Indiana State Museum through May 6.
Here is a video of Jim Irsay talking about the scroll and the Beat Generation.
Random Readings
National Libraries Day in the United Kingdom is this Saturday, February 4. Check out our previous post here about how to get involved.
ATTENTION FANS! We are looking to make our “Weekend Reading” blog segment a weekly occurrence and we need your help.
If you know of any literary events happening in your area or if you are organizing something, please send us an email at fans@outofprintclothing.com, subject line (Weekend Reading) and you could be featured in our next post.
National Libraries Day – February 4
February 2, 2012
Bury Library: Saturday, February 4 at 1:30pm
Join successful new authors Emma Jane Unsworth and Jenn Ashworth who will read from their recently published books. Librarian and reader Jane Mathieson will join them in conversation about writing, reading and how public libraries support both activities.
The event is free but places are limited. To book your place, phone Bury Library on 0161 253 5872 or email Alison Bond McNally on a.e.bond@bury.gov.uk.
Follow Bury Library on Twitter: @BuryLibraries
Follow National Libraries Day here: Facebook, @NatLibrariesDay, flickr, YouTube and FeedBurner
Thanks to Alison Bond McNally, Reader Development Librarian at Bury Central Library for sending us the information for this event. If you would like your event to be featured on our blog, just email us at fans@outofprintclothing.com
Langston Hughes and Dreams
February 1, 2012
Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes! Here are two poems Hughes wrote about dreams. Do you have a favorite Langston Hughes poem?
“Dreams”
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
“Harlem”
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
