Crowdfunding campaign raises enough to buy Jane Austen letter

Posted on 08/22/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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A crowdfunding campaign has ensured that a piece of an 1814 letter from novelist Jane Austen to her niece will remain pu...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Literary tourism, Memorabilia, The Bookseller

National Library of Israel completes its Franz Kafka collection

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Now that the court-ordered transfer of Franz Kafka’s papers to the National Library of Israel is complete, officia...

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

The Library of Congress needs your help

Posted on 08/05/2019 at 02:43 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Wish you could volunteer from the comfort (and quiet) of your own home? Then the Library of Congress has a great opportu...

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Tagged As: History, Libraries, Memorabilia

Library that holds Melville collection becomes a literary landmark

Posted on 08/02/2019 at 02:34 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One more literary-birthday-themed post for the week, and we’re done (until Sunday). The public library in Pittsfie...

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

Inside the auction of author Philip Roth's belongings

Posted on 07/25/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Philip Roth’s estate — minus his book collection — was auctioned off last weekend. (The books,...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian

Charles Dickens Museum acquires long-lost portrait of the author

Posted on 07/18/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One auction’s trash has proved to be a museum’s treasure. What’s believed to be a long-lost portrait o...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Memorabilia, The Guardian

The book Buzz Aldrin took to the moon

Posted on 07/18/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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What’s cooler than a book that survived a trip to Antarctica? One that went to the moon! Astronaut Buzz Aldrin pac...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, Nonfiction

Novelist Philip Roth's belongings are headed to auction

Posted on 07/12/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Philip Roth’s biggest fans ought to be digging through the sofa cushions right now — an auction of his perso...

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Tagged As: Memorabilia, The Guardian

The British Library acquires papers from Margaret Atwood, Raymond Carver, and more

Posted on 07/10/2019 at 01:35 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The British Library has just made a major literary acquisition: Granta magazine’s literary archives. The Bookselle...

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Letter: Hemingway was happy with his baby but not his bullfighting

Posted on 06/26/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A 1924 letter from Ernest Hemingway to his father was just sold for over $25,000, but left us very curious about the res...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, History, Memorabilia