Review | Why is ‘Tuck Everlasting’ so beloved? Now I understand. On the 50th anniversary of Natalie Babbitt’s novel, I finally finished the book and have a whole new appreciation for the author and work

"The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the livelong year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning."
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Review | What we get wrong about Mark Twain Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature and life, despite his failings

“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” - #MarkTwain

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Hitting The Links: 11/17/24 We've got some strange resonances & travel dominoes, lots of links, a bourbon tasting, a dog who can flex, & more!

The Sunday links-newsletter is out! I encounter weird connections & resonances, get you links by/re @brettmartin.bsky.social, @christopherbrown.bsky.social, #MichaelDirda, #StevenHeller, #DavidMarchese, offer up a sexysexy greyhound, & more, so GO READ: buttondown.com/vmspod/archi...

Hitting The Links: 4/7/24 This one's got lots of links, a visit to the Antiquarian Book Fair in NYC, and a HOUSEQUAKE

New linky #email is out! This one's got a Housequake, some amazing items at the Antiquarian #Book Fair, links by/re @wdavidmarx.bsky.social @kylecassidy.bsky.social @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social @zitron.bsky.social #StevenHeller, #MichaelDirda & more, so GO READ! buttondown.email/vmspod/archi...