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Shakespeare & Co. founder George Whitman, 98, dies
Jacket CopyGeorge Whitman, the legendary founder of the Paris bookshop and literary institution Shakespeare & Co., died Wednesday at age 98.... -
George Whitman dies at 98; founder of legendary Paris bookshop
George Whitman, the legendary founder of the Paris bookshop and literary institution Shakespeare & Co., died Wednesday. He was 98.
The Left Bank bookshop was closed Wednesday, and a note on the door said Whitman had suffered a stroke a few months...Tags: Lawrence Durrell, Allen Ginsberg, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Happy banned books week!
Jacket CopyBanned Books week begins today, runs through October 30, and includes everything from challenged children's books to banned erotica.... -
Planning your trip to Litquake in San Francisco
WHERE TO STAY IN SAN FRANCISCO Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter St.; (888) 717-3564, thehotelrex.com. This literary-themed boutique hotel near Union Square is offering Litquake attendees a 15% discount (book online and use discount code LQSF). Its Library Bar is...Tags: Dave Eggers, Book
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Critic's Notebook: Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' book app is a road trip and a map to the future
Los Angeles Times Book CriticThere's a certain poetic justice in the fact that "On the Road" is one of Apple's top-grossing book apps. Released on Saturday, the iPad app for Jack Kerouac's landmark novel — featuring a variety of enriched content, including commentary, maps,...Tags: Jack Kerouac, Apple iPad, Book, Walter Salles
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Jack Kerouac on the app road
Jacket CopyJack Kerouc's On the Road app opens up the iconic work of literature digitally, writes LA Times book critic David L. Ulin.... -
James Franco brings 'Howl' to life, aurally
Jacket CopyThis weekend, "Howl" opens in New York and San Francisco. It's the story of Allen Ginsberg, his iconic beat poem and the legal battle that followed its publication. The movie, written and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, opens...... -
Happy 92nd birthday, Lawrence Ferlinghetti!
Jacket CopyIt's Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 92nd birthday. Happy birthday to the Beat icon!... -
Writers support library-funding Measure L as police union opposes
Jacket CopyAuthors and politicians support library-funding Measure L; cops don't.... -
Book reviews: Discoveries
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe Poetry Lesson Andrei Codrescu Princeton University Press: 128 pp., $19.95 This book, with its punishing, dread-inspiring title and pleading skeleton on the cover, is actually one of the funniest, most irreverent you'll read this year. Part memoir,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Education, Salt, NPR, Society
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Bill Murray's poetry parade
Jacket CopyOn June 14, the Poets House in New York hosts its annual benefit poetry walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. As participants cross the bridge, they'll be treated to readings by work by Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, Brooklyn poet Walt Whitman...... -
Elmore Leonard to receive lifetime achievement award from PEN USA
Jacket CopyElmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony, the organization announced today. Leonard is the author of 43 novels; his most recent, "Road Dogs," was an L.A. Times bestseller. His fiction -- with swift prose........
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