Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of The Shadow of the Wind, dies at 55
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, author of the international hit 2001 novel The Shadow of the Wind, has passed away at the age of 55. Often critically lauded as the next great… Read more »
Whit Stillman annotates, adapts, and “vindicates” Jane Austen’s Lady Susan
Last week Katherine Cowdrey reported for The Bookseller that writer/director Whit Stillman is publishing a new novel based on Jane Austen’s Lady Susan. Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen’s Lady Susan Vernon Is… Read more »
Celebrating Saint Jordi 2014, International Books and Roses Day
One of the most famous holidays in Catalonia in Spain is Saint Jordi Day, a celebration of love and literature on April 23. The legend of Saint George involves a… Read more »
What’s in the first Bolaño exhibit?
If you’re a hardcore Bolaño fan, and you look at the date today, then you’ve got a reason to cry into your cups: the first major exhibition on the life… Read more »