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Archive | December, 2007

New Year’s Eve Literary Drinks

December 31, 2007 1 Comment

More drinks inspired by literature from The Guardian

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celebration, food

Authors gone but not forgotten

December 31, 2007 1 Comment

BookChase plublished a list of authors who passed on in 2007. It’s always sad to see a list like this but as one of the blogs readers put it “At least they leave a legacy of their work behind among other things.” January: Robert Anton Wilson, 74 – co-author of “The Illuminatus Trilogy” Art Buchwald, [...]

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author, books, lists

Science Books of 2007

December 28, 2007 0 Comments

Miffed at the lack of science books in most of year end reviews – Edge posts their list of science books of 2007.

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books, lists

More best of 2007

December 28, 2007 0 Comments

The Guardian Unlimited lists their 10 most read book stories of 2007

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books, lists

Winter Cocktails

December 27, 2007 0 Comments

The Guardian posted a set of cocktails inspired by Dickens. That should help spread the Christmas cheer out until the New Year.

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food, holidays

SMH’s Best of 2007

December 27, 2007 0 Comments

Sydney Morning Herald lists their picks for best books of 2007

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lists

Literary quotes of the year

December 24, 2007 0 Comments

The Times (of London) has the best and worst quotes from the literary world in 2007. “Oh, Christ. You can’t go on getting excited every year about this. I’ve won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one.” Doris Lessing’s response on being told she had won the Nobel prize for literature

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author, lists, literature

Guardian’s book quiz

December 24, 2007 0 Comments

Some fun and games for Christmas…..The Guardian has a book quiz about 2007 (I got 20 out of 32).

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books

Overrated and Underrated

December 21, 2007 0 Comments

Prospect looks at the year in culture (books, theatre, art, movies etc) and gathers those that were overrated and underrated.

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art, books, film, lists, music, poetry

Saul Bass Children’s Book

December 21, 2007 0 Comments

Wow. A 1962 Saul Bass illustrated children’s book.

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books, design, illustration
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