December 2011
“Every book, (or rather: every good book) contends with a calculus greater than...”
– From Peter Mendelsund’s wonderful exploration of the complexities of creating a representational image for a book. This particular post focuses on Nabokov’s Lolita, and it looks like there will be a few more posts in the next few days on book covers and literary representation. Can’t wait. (via...
It's not just books I love....it’s the story I...
theoryofkhaos
“I put my hand on the doorknob because I thought maybe her hand was on the...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” (via mirrorsandmirages)
“Melancholy were the sounds on a winter’s night.”
– Virginia Woolf (via seabois)
That moment after you have followed a character...
genuinelytaylor
“What do you do when you’re no longer the hero of your own story?”
– Michael Cunningham, By Nightfall (via llibre)
“Projects range from ideas that wouldn’t be out of place at government agencies...”
– How Stephen Wolfram Is Preparing For The Singularity (via fastcompany)
