This Week at VFB

June 30, 2013 0

Happy Almost July! Here’s a look at what’s been happening this week. Much Ado About You: Shakespeare, The Self, and Film A look at Joss Whedon’s interpretation of Much Ado About Nothing, and what it […]

Special Book Signing: The Exorcist!

June 29, 2013 0

William Friedkin, director of “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection,” among others, will be touring California signing copies of his memoir, The Friedkin Connection. The book has been compared to Elia Kazan’s Elia Kazan: A […]

Read the Book Before You See The Movie!

June 26, 2013 0

The book is always better than the movie. But here are some promising film adaptations in the Hollywood works: The Wolf of Wall Street The Film: Who: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, and Jonah Hill. Also […]

Much Ado About You

June 24, 2013 0

A couple of weeks ago, Flavorwire blogged “What Your Favorite Shakespeare Play Says About You”. According to that list, if you’re a fan of Much Ado About Nothing, You think affection is best shown in […]

This Week at VFB

June 23, 2013 0

It’s official! Summer has arrived. Here’s a look at what’s been happening this week. Our Weekly Auction 26 new titles added to our auction block! This week we’re featuring Isaac Asimov, with two autographed, leather […]

What You Can Judge By A Book’s Cover

June 22, 2013 0

You know the old saying: “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” That’s certainly true of some books, titles that have fallen victim to unfortunate print runs, or perhaps, old worn-out copies that have […]

Joan Silber Book Signing: “Fools”

June 18, 2013 0

Join National Book Award finalist Joan Silber on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as she reads from her latest book, Fools, a collection of interrelated stories. Joan Silber is also the author of Household Words and […]

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