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Archive for May, 2005

East Village Apartment

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

A man was murdered on Sunday in my old East Village apartment building…on the same floor, too! This is totally weirding me out.

Literary Map of Manhattan

Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

From Randy Cohen’s article, We’ll Map Manhattan: I propose to create, with the help of the Book Review’s readers, a literary map of Manhattan — not of its authors’ haunts but those of their characters, a map of the literary stars’ homes. The Literary Map of Manhattan will appear in the Book Review on June [...]

Debate: Worth of Book Reviews

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

Excerpt from The Book Babes article on the worth of book reviews: I see reviews, in other words, not primarily as a marketing tool, but as a way for us to encourage literary excellence. Putting reviews in newspapers, in particular, sends a message to the general public?and newspaper subscribers in particular?that ideas matter and reading [...]

Library Clerk

Monday, May 9th, 2005

Longtime library clerk leaves $350,000 to buy books