The July 4 weekend has come to a close, but if the fireworks and ubiquitous red, white, and blue paraphernalia have left you in a particularly patriotic mood, we have your… Read more »

If you were Flannery O’Connor, wouldn’t you paint a friendly fowl under your arm? If you were Hunter S. Thompson, wouldn’t you take a couple of selfies in your favorite… Read more »

The folks over at Buzzfeed are always good for a fun photo set, and on Friday they posted one that will appeal to book nerds and street art enthusiasts alike.… Read more »

Last week, we told you about the Seattle bookstore formerly known as Queen Anne Books that had shut down in the fall and has just reopened as Queen Anne Book… Read more »

Nabokov admired one. Chekhov cuddled with one. E.B. White wrote poetry to them. Gary Shteyngart tweets about one. (Also: Warhol had two. Picasso drew one.) At The New York Daily News’s Page Views… 7 / Read more »