THIS is why The Catcher in the Rye should never, ever be made into a film. If Hollywood ever get’s their dumb, greedy, snarky hands on this wonderful piece of literature, I hope everyone involved dies a sudden, painful death therefor having to end the project. The end.
“No very young man even if he has X quite knows what to do with it.”
Out of context this is one of the more profound statements about young adulthood that I’ve recently read.
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The Made Shop - The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories (2012)
From our friends at It! Books. Such a beautiful little volume.
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NPR has a collection of printable Valentine’s Day cards available here. (Thanks @paulschreiber)
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Good morning and happy birthday, Abraham Lincoln.
Above is a lovely short film about Lincoln and a lovely man who teaches people about the16th president today.(“I didn’t marry Abraham Lincoln 30 years ago. I married Frank Zappa.”)
This Daniel Day-Lewis! Just amazing!
In all seriousness, a really cool video. Happy birthday Abe.
Harlem Shake (Publisher Edition)
Get your literary dance on.
THE RETURN OF THE HELMET. I knew I had this at work for a reason besides reading nook anonymity.
Did you know that celebrating your birthday with HarperBooks is the best thing ever? Because sloth wine glasses.
Nothing is too good for our in-house sloth enthusiast.
Edna St. Vincent Millay, another one of Andrew Shaffer’s Literary Rogues.
I don’t know what logic she is using, but I do know that it is absolutely sound as a saxophone.
A fantastic nook.
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Tumbling from the trenches of the flagship imprint at HarperCollins Publishers.
