April 2012
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Apr 28th
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Philip Pullman Retelling Grimm's Fairytales
hmhlit: I’m not sure this counts as translation, but Philip Pullman is retelling his favorite Grimm fairytales “in his own voice,” due to publish this September. Preordering….now.  Viking is pretty psyched to be doing this, we have to say. Exciting stuff coming down the line. Stay tuned! US residents can preorder at Indiebound, B&N, and Amazon.
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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Rejected Covers: Rachell Sumpter Discusses... →
Rachell Sumpter, designer of the newest set of Penguin Threads, discusses her inspirations and frustrations.  The Wizard of Oz, The Wind in the Willows, and Little Women went on sale yesterday and oh boy are they beautiful!
Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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“Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we’re going to...”
–  In honor of National Poetry Month, we’re replaying our interview with poet Marie Howe tomorrow. (via nprfreshair) Marie Howe is featured in The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry, edited by Rita Dove. The perfect book with which to celebrate National Poetry Month!
Apr 12th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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BookStalked: Amanda Bullock, Event Coordinator at...
Get to know your event coordinator.  bookstalker: Remember back in my first BookStalked post when I said I’d be interviewing not just authors, but also various other important/cool folk in the New York lit scene? Without further ado, allow me to introduce Amanda Bullock, the Director of Public Programming at the popular non-profit Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. I’ve always appreciated Housing...
Apr 7th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 4th
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DUTTON: Things to do at Penguin when the servers... →
Love this!  duttonbooks: -Look at Tumblr -Make sure you phone is charged 100% -Go to the bathroom, even of you don’t have to, you never know -Clean your desk -Change your desktop background 4 times because you can’t decide what looks cooler -Go back to the bathroom just to check yourself out in the mirror -Make a list of…
Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 4th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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Andy Rooney’s Desk, Typewriter Donated to the... →
Meanwhile, in typewriter news … 
Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 1st
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