Philip Pullman Retelling Grimm’s Fairytales
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.
Check it out! North Carolina’s Bulls Head Bookshop was so inspired by Meg Wolitzer’s conversation starting New York Times article on “Women’s Fiction” they created a whole display of their favorite female authors, topped off with a poster-sized blowup of Meg’s essay!
“When I die, put near me something that has loved the light, and had the sky above it always.”
—Little Nell, The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens
If you know you want to gift someone a book this year, but are unsure what to get them and don’t want to just slap ‘em with a gift card, why not try our Penguin Holiday eSampler?
This is a collection of over forty excerpts from some of our favorite 2011 books, recent classics, and previews of a few upcoming 2012 titles.
And did I mention it’s free? It’s like we’ve curated a tiny little bookstore for you to browse through (except in this bookstore the wearing of pants is not required, and we definitely encourage excessive cookie eating/Robyn sing-a-long-ing), so hopefully you’ll find something you like. You might want to start apologizing to your to-read lists now.
Penguin Paperback Collage “Penguin #1” February 2011 by JamesCuming on Flickr.
Stunning!
Although we are partial to our ever expanding hardcover classics collection, The English company The Folio Society has contributed some truly amazing additions to the field. Above is Bulgakov’s The Master & Margarita, a personal favorite. If you’re looking for a more portable version, it’s also available in paperback stateside from the wonderfully reliable Penguin Classics.
Morning Link Roundup: We’re Always Intentionally Terrifying Edition
Melville House has Lord of the Flies covers throughout the years
io9 lists the most unintentionally terrifying movies of all time
Daily Writing Tips lists 20 classics you can read in one sitting
The A.V. Club asks, “What Makes Music Boring?”
I wonder how Twain would feel about this
In Mark Twain’s house, there is a Lego Twain.
(Source: darkarfs)
Morning Link Roundup: Can You Feel Me Smiling Edition
Penguin Press author William Deresiewicz has a great essay about the Millennial generation’s approach to life
Audrey Niffenegger has a short story about an illustrated book about moths
SF Signal’s podcast discusses YA fiction
The Financial Times asks six authors about their book-collecting habits. Recommendations and bookshelf porn included
