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18th century Samuel Johnson letter to young girl sells for £38,460
Press Association News via AOL· 9 months agoA newly discovered letter by English writer and ‘father of the modern dictionary’ Dr Samuel Johnson...
Adam Gopnik recommends 6 classic books for literature fans
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAdam Gopnik. Adam Gopnik. Critic and essayist Adam Gopnik is a longtime staff writer for The New...
Patrick French, renowned biographer of VS Naipaul and India, dies aged 56
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrench is described by friends and peers as an ‘unfailingly generous’ human being whose writing...
Michael Martone’s memoir recounts writerly conversations | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThere is always something new going on in the world of writing. Once upon a time there was no such...
There is no 'Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf': a critic's requiem for all the forgotten books
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAuthor and Ultimate Bookshelf contributing editor David Kipen digs for treasure in a bibliography of...
Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever...
6 books compete for nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBooks that explore subjects from William Shakespeare and The Beatles to the lure of Mount Everest...
From Cracker to Hagrid, larger-than-life Robbie Coltrane dominated the screen
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoPerhaps best known for his role as Rubeus Hagrid in eight Harry Potter films, Robbie Coltrane OBE...
The child of the atomic bomb who went on to win the Booker Prize
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoOn August 6 1945, the Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” on Hiroshima. Eighty miles south of the city...
A New Box Set Unearths Acetone, the Greatest ’90s Rock Band You've (Probably) Never Heard
GQ via Yahoo News· 7 months agoI’m still waiting. collects the recorded output of a dreamy Los Angeles trio that slipped through...