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Lost Tolkein Book to be Published
Oh Jebus, I think I just heard every hobbit fanatic — including my own beloved snarkpanion — simultaneously orgasm.
Yup, that’s right, an obscure manuscript by the Hobbitmeister himself, J.R.R. Tolkein, will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in May. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun is a retelling of ancient Norse epics and relates the story of the hero Sigurd, a dragon-slayer, and his wife Gudrun, as they seek vengeance on the Niflungs. Yeah, I’m not sure what that means either.
The entire text is in verse, and Tolkein’s son, Christopher, will provide an introduction and notes to the book.
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun was penned in the 1920s and 30s while Tolkein was teaching at Oxford. This manuscript was written before The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings trilogy and before the author had achieved international acclaim.
Hey, as long as Viggo Mortensen plays Sigurd in the movie version, that’s all I care about.
Story Source Yahoo, Tolkein Library | Image Source Tolkein Library, The Sword
Australian Romance Readers Convention Seeks Donations
In the shadow of the tragic wildfires that had ravaged Australia in recent weeks, the Australian Romance Readers Convention is putting together a silent auction to benefit the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal. The convention and auction will take place this weekend, February 20-22, at the Jasper Hotel in Melbourne.
A slew of bitchin’ authors, publishers, and other businesses have already donated some way-cool stuff. Among the items so far: signed books, posters, t-shirts, interviews, even an autographed quilt, tickets to a Chris Isaak (yum) concert, and–my personal favorite–a character named after you in a romance novel. Oh, what I wouldn’t give….
So if you are a romance reader in southern Australia, be sure to hop on over to the Jasper Hotel in Melbourne this weekend for some top-notch romancing and place your bids for items in this ever-growing collection of goodies. And if you’re an author, publisher, or any other enterprise, think of donating a little somethin’-somethin’ to the ARRC’s auction.
Visit the ARRC website for more details.
Story Source ARRC via Smart Bitches, Trashy Books | Image Source Los Angeles Times
Picasso through Words
It’s a little known fact that Picasso — that big bald hunk o’ painterly manflesh (see photo at left; in particular, check out the size of that palette!) – was an aspiring writer as well as one of the greatest painters of all time. In a new exhibit at Duke University, various pieces of written work concerning the artist are being shown alongside his paintings, creating what sounds like a cool-beans new show.
At one time a roommate to poet Max Jacob, as well as a regular fixture in Gertrude Stein’s famed salons, Picasso wrote hundreds of poems, a few plays, and played a role in several books involving illustration and art.
“Picasso and the Allure of Language” is on display at the Yale University Gallery before moving to Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art. The exhibit hosts more than 70 works of art, which encompass most of the 20th century, from 1900, when Picasso was 19, to 1969, when he was 91. Interspersed with the paintings are items from the literary legacy of Stein and Alice B. Toklas: a series of writings (letters, postcards, even an audio reading) about Picasso. Also highlighted is the role literature played as an inspiration to the artist.
“Picasso and the Allure of Language” runs through May 24 at Yale and opens at Duke on August 20.
Story Source Nashua Telegraph via Rare Book News | Image Source The Age
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WHAT IS A SNARK?
The Snark is a creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem "The Hunting of the Snark". To give a proper description of Snarks, one must look no further than Carroll himself, who summed them up in one word: Unimaginable.
But this much we do know: some have feathers, some have whiskers. Snarks sleep a lot, yet they are an ambitious lot -- with very little sense of humor. They love bathing-machines and tend to bring them wherever they go; they are also handy for striking a light. Snarks live on a far-off island, a place filled with chasms and crags, and are constantly on the lookout for Snark-hunters. Their mortal enemies are hope, care, thimbles and forks.
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