The Guardian reports that Harper Lee is suing the local museum in her Alabama hometown. The octogenarian author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who currently resides in an assisted-living facility, claims that the museum is profiting off her fame without providing her due compensation.
Harper Lee Sues Museum
Cormac McCarthy’s Typewriter
On Friday, Christie’s will be auctioning off Cormac McCarthy‘s Olivetti manual typewriter, which he’s had since 1963. Looks like you need to make sure you’ve got at least $15,000 in your checking account if you plan on bidding. (NY Times article here)
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I Guess There Could Be More Intersections, Too
Imagine a Venn Diagram with two circles: Paul Murray and John Jeremiah Sullivan. Now imagine its intersection. Did you think of Axl Rose? You should’ve.
The Weight of Each Other’s History
Recommended Reading: On Audre Lorde’s archive in Berlin.
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