“Qualities other than introspection”
Two Degrees of Fame
The copy of Shakespeare's works disguised as a Hindu religious text and read by imprisoned Nelson Mandela will go on display for this first time later this summer.
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Dead Poets Society
A look at famous authors' gravestones.
Welcome to the Party, VQR!
Thanks to Jane Friedman, the Virginia Quarterly Review is really blossoming of late when it comes to social media and increased web presence. Case in point: these once-a-week poem posters on their Facebook page. Extra case in point: the sort-of-not-so-secret Tumblr they’re working on!
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“I did most of my reading at the International House of Pancakes.”
David Sedaris chats with The New York Times about his reading habits in the first installment of their latest series, "By the Book."