Tag Archive: Flavorwire
Remembering Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012
May 8, 2012(via Letters of Note) Remembering Maurice Sendak… Wired – Neil Gaiman on Sendak, “…what I always responded to, was the feeling that Sendak owed nothing to anyone in the books that he made. His only obligation was to the book, to make it true.” The… Read More →
Dear Me: Maya Angelou’s Letter to Her 15-Year-Old Self
February 22, 2012“CBS This Morning” kicked off a new series titled “Note to Self” where notable people read letters they wrote to their younger selves. Maya Angelou was the first person highlighted and her advice is timeless. She stresses the fact that “no one can be more… Read More →
Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Dickens!
February 7, 2012We 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… Read More →
Found: The Great Gatsby – Nails
January 23, 2012(via Flavorwire and The Literary Dilettantes) If you have any Gatsby-related things (pictures, poems, drawings, etc), we want to hear from you. Please email us at fans@outofprintclothing.com and you could be featured on our blog this week leading up to the The Great Gatsby book… Read More →
Classics with a Cat Twist
January 4, 2012Cat lovers rejoice! AbeBooks envisioned classics with cats as the main characters. Some of our favorites are Litter-Box Five, The Great Catsby, Lord of the Fleas and The Sound and the Furry. Which is your favorite? (via AbeBooks and Flavorwire)
Found: Nabokov Addresses ‘Lolita’ and Pornography
December 2, 2011In a 1956 letter to his friend Morris Bishop, Vladimir Nabokov addresses the controversy surrounding his book, Lolita. He also gives his take on what is and isn’t pornography by saying, “‘Pornography’ is not an image plucked out of context; pornography is an attitude and… Read More →
