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“A man’s power is in the half-light, in the half-seen movements of his hand and the unguessed-at expression of his face. It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
From now until June 5th, you can enter on Facebook for a chance to win this gift basket full of handpicked deliciousness from Eataly, as well as THE AGE OF DOUBT (on-sale 05/29) and all of Camilleri’s backlist titles.
If there’s anything we’re obsessive about, beyond books, it’s food. And in NYC, it’s Italian food. Regardless of how long they’ve lived here or where they’re originally from or what their personal background may be, pretty much everyone who has lived in the city for more than 1 week has a very specific opinion on Italian food. (I think it’s actually part of signing a lease. “Initial here, sign here, opinion on cream vs tomato based sauces here.”)
Which is why, in celebration of Italian staple Andrea Camilleri’s newest Inspector Montalbano release THE AGE OF DOUBT, we made ourselves very hungry putting together this gift basket full of the two best things on Earth: books & food.
Click the link above, or on the picture, to enter. If you win, we’re coming over for dinner OK? We’ll bring the wine (the third best thing on Earth).
Pre-order THE AGE OF DOUBT: Amazon | B&N | IndieBound
(For legal reasons, the contest is open only to US residents. Sorry, international friends! We still like you an awful lot)
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From Flavorwire:
Jason K, of 84/5 Studio, has created a series of beautifully executed 8.5” x 11” mini-posters for Miyazaki classics, from Castle in the Sky to Ponyo, in the style of well-loved and gently worn vintage Penguin book covers. See the series, which we spotted via Boing Boing, after the jump, and buy the posters — or a set of nine postcards to send to all your Studio Ghibli fan friends — at 84/5 Studio’s Etsy store.
This is a reminder that we still need to see The Secret World of Arrietty.
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(via Hating Mississippi and Fearing the Government: A Conversation With Michael Robbins | Vol. 1 Brooklyn)
Approved.
Yup, that’s us.
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“People often ask me how I choose books to review. There’s no simple answer; also no especially interesting answer. I review books if they do something I’ve never seen done before; or if I fall in love with them; or if they shock me or piss me off or otherwise won’t leave me alone; if they alter the way my brain works; if I can’t stop thinking about them; if for whatever reason I absolutely have to tell people about them.”
Time’s book critic, Lev Grossman.
[Image is a still from this cheeky video about Grossman’s own ‘fancy book,’ The Magicians and his drinking habits.]
We will keep this in mind.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3va4zfcS81r6xvfko1_500.jpg)
“People often ask me how I choose books to review. There’s no simple answer; also no especially interesting answer. I review books if they do something I’ve never seen done before; or if I fall in love with them; or if they shock me or piss me off or otherwise won’t leave me alone; if they alter the way my brain works; if I can’t stop thinking about them; if for whatever reason I absolutely have to tell people about them.”
Time’s book critic, Lev Grossman.
[Image is a still from this cheeky video about Grossman’s own ‘fancy book,’ The Magicians and his drinking habits.]
We will keep this in mind.
THIS IS WHAT A CLEAN BOOK ROOM LOOKS LIKE! I know it’s hard to believe that this is clean but if I had any foresight I would have taken a before picture and you all would have been very impressed.
(Cleaning mandated by our facilities manager after deeming the “before” situation a fire hazard. Reviewers/editors—this is the den from which your copies doth come!)
