Recommended Reading: “The Colonel’s Daughter,” new fiction from Noir author Robert Coover.
“The conspirators sit smoking thoughtfully”
Now I know my þ, ƿ, œs
There used to be 32 letters in the English alphabet, but that seems quaint when you consider the fact that iPhone users have access to 1,767 unique emoji. Then again, as Gretchen McCulloch explains, emoji aren't exactly a dire threat to the written word.
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CSI Amsterdam
“We are not trying to point fingers or prosecute. I am just trying to solve the last case of my career. There is no statute of limitation on the truth.” A retired FBI agent has launched a cold case review into identifying those who may have betrayed Anne Frank's hiding place to the Gestapo in 1944, reports The Guardian.
“I have always wondered.”
John Jeremiah Sullivan’s "Diary" for the Financial Times features the Mars Curiosity, Quaker school songs, and all sorts of family bonding.
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Carla Hayden Confirmed
Carla Hayden became the first African American woman to be the Librarian of Congress on Wednesday.
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“I have a master’s degree in poetry.”
Most actors don't go on The Tonight Show to promote literature, but leave it to James Franco to be the first to brag about getting his poetry M.F.A. to Jimmy Fallon. He discussed his new book, Directing Herbert White, and his mentor Frank Bidart. For more on the Bidart/Franco friendship, check out our own Janet Potter's recap of attending an event featuring the two writers.
Fifteen-Love
Recommended Reading: Gerald Marzorati on why Tolstoy played tennis.
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