with the popularity in the past decade peaking in 2015. The continued popularity of the name over the past several years has coincided with the peak popularity of famous namesakes like Emma Stone, whose roles in recent films like "La La Land" and "Birdman" have earned her a host of acco...
Original book quotes from Bel Castro Agency. While many quote images are nothing more than a visualization of the famous quote by a famous author, these smart thoughts come from Bel Castro team.⇢ Credits and more info. 30 Quote by Emilie Buchwald. “Children are made readers in the laps ...
YH: Borges had an impact on me, certainly, and you can see that in this book. Some of the stories, however, were written before I came into contact with Borges’ work. I wrote the title story, for example, in 1987, before ever reading Borges. At that point I was under Kafk...
House of Impossible BeautiesbyJoseph Cassara: First made famous in the documentaryParis Is Burning, New York City’s House of Xtravaganza is now getting a literary treatment in Cassara’s debut novel—one that’s already drawing comparisons toHanya Yanagihara’sA Little Life. The story follows ...
locals and tourists alike browse the carts outside for treasures at bargain prices, while interior designers and aesthetes take advantage of the Strand’s famous “books by the foot” programme where one can purchase books in the same colour family or in curated collections ranging from pocket cl...
With praise from the likes of Jorge Luis Borges, Roberto Bolaño, and Juan José Saer, how can I resist Antonio Di Benedetto’sNest in the Bones: Selected Stories(Archipelago Books), translated by Martina Broner? Andrés Barba’sSuch Small Hands(Transit Books), translated by Lisa Dillman; ...
Ryan Lobo has traveled the world, taking photographs that tell stories of unusual human lives. In this haunting talk, he reframes controversial subjects with empathy, so that we see the pain of a Liberian war criminal, the quiet strength of UN women peacekeepers and the perseverance of Delhi’...
Even celebrations famous only in small areas, such as memorial days for a place or event, can be a time for proud cooks to show off the food that they make the best. Sometimes this food may seem a little strange to the rest of us. Weddings are celebrations where food is often an ...
” When interviewerEvelyn Somersdescribed Glass as “fearless” in the way she weaves together complex stories, Glass replied: “I like the idea of being ‘fearless,’ but sometimes I think the complexity of my novels is more related to another trait I have: I’m an overpacker. . . Call...