Posted on February 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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An upcoming auction of more of Leonard Cohen's possessions includes a black Greek fisherman’s cap that Cohen was wearing when he wrote all of his early songs; bidding for the item starts at $3,000 (Literary Hub).
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Notes that author Joan Didion took after sessions with her psychiatrist — and that she later printed and stored in chronological order — will be made available to the public as part of the New York Public Library's Didion archives on March 26 and published as Notes to John on April 22 (The New York Times).
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Did you know that Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore, who died on this day in 1972, was solicited by Ford Motor Company to help name their newest car? Execs rejected all of her suggestions and went with Edsel in the end (Pentagram).
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Apparently, upcoming editions of Jane Austen novels with new cover designs and introductions by popular contemporary YA romance novelists have ruffled many feathers online; Emily Temple analyzes the new covers, the reaction, and previous designs of Austen's work (Literary Hub).
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The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive so that they can transcribe historical documents (Smithsonian magazine).
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