It was the two-hundred year anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth this past May, and The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library are celebrating with separate exhibitions regarding one of America’s most beloved poets. The New York Public Library’s exhibition titled: Walt Whitman: America’s Poet, examines many of the individuals, beliefs, and experiences that shaped Whitman’s work while also noting his literary legacy and continuing cultural impact. The exhibition will be up from March 29, 2019 – August 30, 2019. image via biblioklept The Morgan Library & Museum’s exhibition, Walt Whitman: Bard of Democracy, includes several of …
Some book publishers are rethinking the way they distribute their e-books to public libraries. Thanks to the convention of digital-book borrowing apps, many readers are able to read new titles on their tablets without having to wait for a physical book to be returned. This is especially relevant when big releases such as Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury and James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty are in popular demand. Readers flocked to these books the second that they hit the shelves, so digital book-borrowing apps became extremely convenient for those that wanted to rent the book without having to wait. However, …
When you normally think of a public library, chances are you imagine stuffy rooms filled with books and maybe an older woman with her hair up in a bun hushing noisy visitors with daggers in her eyes; or at least that is the trope. In reality, modern public libraries have been radically restructuring themselves over the past decade into community hubs. The modern public library aims to provide all sorts of resources (other than books) which include free classes for adults, children’s programming, business resources, and so much more. Image via nytimes A good library adapts to its community. …
I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for a good bookshelf. A living space without one is no living space at all. Often, when I’m sitting at home and zoning out, my eyes will drift over to the row of spines that line my wall as if I was staring at some sort of abstract painting. Each segment has encompassed a different portion of my life, and I enjoy looking back at them as if they were old family photos in a dusty album. It is for this reason that I cannot fathom the latest interior design trend: backward bookshelves. Yes, …
Good news for all you drug-addled gonzo journalists scouring the mountains of Colorado, near Aspen: you can now rent the cabin that Hunter S. Thompson lived in during the latter portion of his life. The property is up on Airbnb for $550 a night. Thompson’s widow, Anita Thompson, is renting out the lodge to support the Hunter S. Thompson scholarship for veterans at Columbia University. Thomson referred to the cabin located on Owl Farm as his “fortified compound.” He spent his days there drinking, taking drugs, shooting guns, and, of course, writing. It was also the location where …
