Literary auctions: Joan Didion, “Wind in the Willows," and more

Posted on November 21, 2022 at 12:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The late author Joan Didion's estate has been auctioned off, and we'll share some highlights from the sale — but...

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Tagged As: Charity, Memorabilia, NPR, The Guardian, Women in literature

Highlights of the Joan Didion estate sale

Posted on November 4, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joan Didion's estate sale opened up a few days ago and continues for almost two more weeks. So, if you...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Memorabilia, Women in literature

French president's bookish gift to pope stirs up online rumors

Posted on October 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What do you give as a gift to the head of one of the largest churches in the world? If...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Scandal

Enter the world of Sherlock Holmes fandom

Posted on October 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sherlock Holmes graduated from magazine appearances to his very own book — The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — on this...

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Tagged As: Bookish anniversaries, Memorabilia, Mystery, Short story

First edition of "Emma" will be displayed at Jane Austen's brother's house

Posted on October 10, 2022 at 9:50 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The world’s most valuable novel — per sale price, at least — is a first edition of Jane Austen’s Emma....

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary Hub, Literary tourism, Memorabilia

Long-ago interviews with Cormac McCarthy have been republished

Posted on October 4, 2022 at 3:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Cormac McCarthy has made somewhat of a second career out of being interview-averse. But from 1968-1980, he was a...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memorabilia, The New York Times

Check out what Ernest Hemingway left in a Key West bar for decades

Posted on September 22, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

When Ernest Hemingway died, his widow went to Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Florida, and retrieved some of the...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The New York Times

Folio from Persia's 11th-century Book of Kings is headed to auction

Posted on September 14, 2022 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

What an auction house calls one of the “finest illustrated manuscripts in existence” is set to go up for sale...

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Tagged As: History, Memorabilia, The Guardian

For sale: An autographed first-edition copy of "The Catcher in the Rye"

Posted on September 13, 2022 at 7:40 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A signed first-edition copy of The Catcher in the Rye is going on sale this week. NPR reports that while...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, NPR

11 letters from Charles Dickens are making their public debut

Posted on August 30, 2022 at 7:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Eleven unpublished letters from Charles Dickens are going on display for the first time tomorrow. The Guardian reports that the...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian