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Visual Bookshelf William Self, the former president of Twentieth Century Fox Television, is selling a 300-book collection at Christie's auction house this Friday in New York. Included in his collection is Edgar Allen Poe's first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems." The book is expected to go for $500,000 to $700,000 to a private buyer ...since universities and museums can't justify spending so much while they continue to make cuts due to the struggling economy. Would you buy this book if you could? Also, Poe's name doesn't even appear on the cover. Rather, it is credited to "a Bostonian." Why do you think that is?
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BOSTON — When a teenage Edgar Allan Poe moved to Boston to find work in 1827, he was eager to launch his literary career, re-establish his roots in the city of his birth and distance himself from his foster father in Richmond, Va.
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"Speaking to an audience of fans in Toronto about his new novel Under
the Dome, King divulged that he'd begun working on a tentative idea for
a follow-up to The Shining – first published in 1977 – last summer." We don't know about you, but we loved The Shining and are more than a little intrigued with what King will con...jure up for the sequel. What do you think about a sequel to The Shining? Are you interested in seeing inside the mind of an emotionally scarred 40-year-old Danny Torrace?
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Horror writer Stephen King has revealed that a sequel to The Shining would focus on a 40-year-old Danny Torrance
Visual Bookshelf It probably goes without saying that if you enjoy reading you've encountered a few books that just blow you away, change your perspective, and perhaps change how you look at life altogether. We wanna know which books have had such an impact on you. What 5 books (if you can pick 5) have really changed your life? http://bit.ly/1BKYov
Visual Bookshelf By some, Aussie mum Rebecca James is being hailed as the next J.K. Rowling after her second manuscript, 'Beautiful Malice' was turned down by every literary agency in Australia - and then sparked a worldwide bidding war between publishers. In an unlikely chain of events, some have offered $1 million while plans are be...ing made to translate it into 30 languages! What do you think? Do you think Rebecca James is the next J.K. Rowling? Why or why not?
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Hmm, let’s see – how many times over the last couple of years has an author been proclaimed “the next J.K. Rowling”? Try Googling the phrase and you may find that your eyes start to glaze over before you can even get past Catherine Banner, Leo North, Maggie Stiefvater, G.P. ...
Visual Bookshelf In New York, a major Jane Austen exhibit has put on display over 100 rare items of the British author which are causing a lot of excitement among fans. They include a letter written as a puzzle for her niece and documentation of her expenses and money made on her novels, among other letters which have rarely been seen... in public. If you live in NY, do you plan to check out the exhibit? Also, what are you favorite works by Jane Austen? http://bit.ly/1Ykyuf
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A major Jane Austen exhibition, which has opened in New York, is creating a huge stir among fans and cultural commentators.
Visual Bookshelf In your opinion, what are the 5 most influential American novels? http://bit.ly/2t7qqG
Visual Bookshelf "Ford County," John Grisham's first venture into short fiction was released today. He sits down with The Associated Press for an interview about his inspiration, his view of lawyers, and his concern for the less fortunate. Have you started reading his new collection yet? What do you think? What are your favorite John Grisham books? http://bit.ly/3tiXAQ
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The author of "A Time to Kill," "The Client" and other blockbusters has written his first collection of short fiction, "Ford County," set in the Mississippi community he has used often in his fiction.
Visual Bookshelf French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss dies at 100. Known best for his theories of structuralism and analysis of myth, Levi-Strauss' work helped significantly shape modern anthropology. He also authoried many classics, most notable among them "Tristes Tropiques," "The Savage Mind," and "The Raw and The Cooked." H...e is survived by his sons Roman and Laurent. http://bit.ly/2LutA4
Visual Bookshelf In a race to the bottom, American retailing giants are slashing book prices. Many fear small retailers, emerging authors stand to lose. Some are so concerned that the Department of Justice has been asked to step in to investigate predatory pricing that could be damaging to the book industry. What do you think about ...these huge price cuts? Do you think they will harm emerging authors and small retailers or do you agree with Dean Koontz, who thinks the discounting is a "short-term promotion that will help authors" by boosting sales? http://bit.ly/3qFkwb
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You can use pretty much anything as a weapon in a war, but that usually means bullets and bombs rather than books. Nevertheless, Amazon, Wal-Mart and Target, three of America’s true retail giants, ...
Visual Bookshelf Stephen King's Under The Dome is coming on November 10th. In this exclusive interview, King talks about how long (since the 1970s!) the idea for the book has been brewing, as well as some other details about the plot. What do you think? Are you excited to read Under The Dome?
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Stephen King is back and ready to make your hair stand on end with 'Under the Dome,' a complex novel about society and humanity with
Visual Bookshelf The moment everyone's been waiting for has arrived... Oprah has spoken! Her pick: Uwem Akpan's collection of short stories, "Say You're One of Them." Read the article here: http://bit.ly/1J59j, and don't forget to review it on VisualBookshelf: http://bit.ly/2iZYzx. Will you be reading it this weekend?
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Oprah Winfrey has blessed the book world's eternal underdog: the short story.
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Margaret Atwood's new book, "Year of the Flood," is coming out next
week - here's an excellent review from the New York Times about it: http://bit.ly/Q8Z0Z. Will you be reading it? What's your favorite Margaret Atwood book?
Books of The Times - Battle for the Soul of the Earth in Margaret Atwood’s ‘Year of the Flood’ - Rev
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Ms. Atwood has loosened up in this dystopian fantasy that is part Hieronymus Bosch, part “A Clockwork Orange,” and given her imagination free rein.
Visual Bookshelf Happy Friday everyone! A week from today, Oprah Winfrey is going to be picking the next book for her book club. Last year's was David Wroblewski's "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" - have you read it? What are a few books you'd suggest she pick this year?
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T-Minus 6 days until the release of Dan Brown's, "The Lost Symbol", the highly anticipated follow up to "The DaVinci Code." The Today show is covering it every day this week, and there's even a twitter account that has been set up to drop clues about the plot (read more here: bit.ly/20W9hP).
What do you think it's going... to be about? Please feel free to discuss with the rest of us here: http://bit.ly/1awfMU
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