“Researchers at the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library have stumbled upon a treasure trove of works by poet and artist William Blake.”
Lost Blake Etchings Uncovered
Eat, Pray, Leave
Have you ever traveled halfway around the world to the once picturesque town of Ubud in Bali hoping to experience a psychological transformation á la Elizabeth Gilbert in Eat, Pray, Love? Unfortunately, you’re not alone. Here’s a look at how great books have ruined some really great places. Our own Nick Moran has written about some good places gone bad, as well.
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a small, diamond-like space
Rachel Syme set out to cover the failure of Dawn Powell's diaries to sell at auction for the New Yorker and came away with a tender meditation on obsession, New York, and the business of biography.
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Muses and Bodies and Art and Grief
Recommended listening: David Naimon talks with Lidia Yuknavitch about "Muses, Bodies and Biography." Pair with Yuknavitch's Millions essay on art and grieving.
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A Longjohn’s Journey Into Night
For only $1,750, you can buy Eugene O'Neill's monogrammed boxers at Johnnycake Books.
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Little Fiction’s Book Preview; Le Translation Preview
On their Tumblr, Little Fiction is previewing some of the books being released in 2014-2015 by authors they’ve recently worked with. Meanwhile, Chad Post put together “Le Translation Preview” to promote some international work being published this July. Think of both lists as complementary compendiums to our Great Second-Half 2014 Book Preview.
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*Cricket*
"It’s a book about fathers that has few good ones on display. It’s a book about language that cannot decide among many. It’s a book about bargains in which no character makes a wise one." On Aravind Adiga's new novel Selection Day.
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This is a bit misleading. In this case lost does not mean “previously unknown.” It merely means that they had more of them that they thought they did.