by Peabody Institute Library | Oct 6, 2011 | Book Awards, The Literary World
Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in literature. From the Huffington Post: Tomas Tranströmer is a poet who, according to Peter Englund, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, writes about “death, history, memory and nature. A...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 21, 2011 | The Literary World
Intricate paper sculptures have been mysteriously turning up at bookish locations around Scotland, including the one to the left (entitled “Poetree”). With each, a note that begins “A gift in support of libraries, books, words, ideas…..”...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 19, 2011 | The Literary World
Watching last night’s Emmy Awards, this librarian had her heart set on hearing Timothy Olyphant’s name called when the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series was handed out. It didn’t happen (but it will, one day). But my disappointment...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 24, 2011 | The Literary World
For book lovers, this is voyeurism at its best: a chance to peak into the home libraries of 20 celebrities, including Diane Keaton (whose library is featured above). If only we could read a few of those spines! Click here to see the 19 other libraries that made the...
by Peabody Institute Library | Aug 3, 2011 | The Literary World
“I have many fond memories of poring over the outlandish sci-fi and fantasy book covers at the University Book Store in Seattle and choosing a stack to bring home with me to devour. I have managed to, over the many decades since the late ’70s, hold on to a good...
by Peabody Institute Library | Jul 20, 2011 | The Literary World
Tattoos that imprint favorite poems or bookish quotes on the skin fascinate me. Some, like the one above, take it to a whole new, imaginative level. Check out more literary tattoos on Contrariwise and The Word Made Flesh, an extension of the book featured below....
