Rizzoli — To Lose Our Culture Is to Lose Our Memories
Jan28

Rizzoli — To Lose Our Culture Is to Lose Our Memories

Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Paloma Picasso, Christo, Gregory Peck, David Bowie, Abba Eban, Pablo Neruda, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Ross, Greg Louganis, Fernando Botero, Francoise Gilot, Franco Zeffirelli, and Greta Garbo hung out here.  2014 marks Rizzoli Bookstore’s 50th anniversary. Celebrations for the anniversary had been well underway. The future of one of the last great booksellers in...

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Alice – Tea in Chicago
Sep08

Alice – Tea in Chicago

 “It’s a party in which the child within can play again and run with the imagination.” — Ayala Leyser  I am going to a Mad Hatter Tea Party in Chicago.  I’ll be sipping tea and talking utter nonsense with the Mad Hatter, the Red Queen, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Dormouse, Alice and all the other fantastical characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice In Wonderland.  I’ll be...

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Alice? – Utter Nonsense!
Jul03

Alice? – Utter Nonsense!

   Nonsense is the theme of Alice’s Day in Oxford on July 6.  “Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone,  “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you can’t take less,” said the Hatter.  “It’s very easy to take more than nothing.”  Lewis Carroll –...

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ALICE – The Legacy
Apr09

ALICE – The Legacy

 Judi Dench and Ruby Bentall in the World Premiere of Peter and Alice  “So long as men can breathe and eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” – William Shakespeare Alice Liddell Hargreaves died on November 16, 1934, but her legacy — and its inextricable link to Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland tales — refuses to die. Who was the little girl that inspired...

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How Will We Read? The Power of an Author
Aug13

How Will We Read? The Power of an Author

 “We are thrilled that Penguin made the decision to embrace us because we believe we are now a significant part of the publishing industry.” — Kevin Weiss  Once upon a time, the power of an author was not solely dependent on the strength of her words to inspire the human spirit.   A conflict which made her talent powerless was the likelihood of discoverability.  Then along came a knight in shining armor called...

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