Cover Design and Stephen King

July 2, 2013

Have you read Stephen King’s latest novel, Joyland? The Huffington Post, as part of their “Under the Covers” series, recently interviewed cover designer, Max Phillips, according to whom, you can sometimes judge a book by its […]

Read the Book Before You See The Movie!

June 26, 2013

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

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 […]

What You Can Judge By A Book’s Cover

June 22, 2013

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 […]

The Bird and Baby: Tolkien’s Favorite Pub!

June 21, 2013

Drinking with the Inklings Are you a J.R.R. Tolkien fan? Or C.S. Lewis? Ever wondered where they whet their whistle while they were at Oxford? The two writers were part of a literary group known […]

This Week at Very Fine Books

June 16, 2013

With June getting off to a very fine start, here’s a look at what’s been happening this week. Remaindered Books A refresher course on remainder marks: how to spot them, what they tell you, and […]

Stephen King: A Musical

June 15, 2013

A musical instead of a book? When you think of how many “unoriginal” musicals have graced the Broadway stages these past few years — and not just revivals, but movie musicals and jukebox musicals and […]

Event Tonight! James Joyce Tribute

June 13, 2013

If you happen to live in or near New York City, come out tonight for a medley of masterpieces! Authors and actors will read from their favorite works by James Joyce. Pete Hamill, celebrated author […]

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