As the calendar year nears the end, media book departments have one goal in common: to produce lists of books to give as gifts and for one's own reading pleasure. Piles of books, endless lists, captions, the mad rush to meet deadlines ... ah, I remember it well (too well!). Not to be outdone by … Continue reading Season’s readings: coming soon to Call of the Siren
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Hard truths and honey: A mythic master class with Stephen Greenblatt
When you look at Botticelli's painting Primavera (detail, above), what do you notice? Scantily-clad ladies dancing like they're at Woodstock? Images of the Eternal Feminine? Zephyrus wearing a creepy gray bogeyman costume? Stephen Greenblatt, author of Will in the World and The Swerve, notices something else entirely. For him, the painting contains a kind of … Continue reading Hard truths and honey: A mythic master class with Stephen Greenblatt
Want to blog about books? Here’s how you do it … plus new Dante
Many folks write about books, and one of the most effective practitioners is a WP friend of mine, Jil Hoffmann. I want to point you in the direction of one of her recent posts -- a blend of reporting/commentary/mixed media as she describes Dan Chaon's insights into the craft of writing. "The Uncanny, Hope, and … Continue reading Want to blog about books? Here’s how you do it … plus new Dante
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