Quoted: Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the celebrated author of Les Misérables, rose from the dead this morning to throw his tricorne into the ring and proclaim his endorsement of Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice of the United States. “If you loved Les Miz, there is only one way for the Senate to vote,” he averred. “You gotta go with Sonia. Otherwise, cognitive

Quoted: ALDUS, ALDINE The great Venetian printer Aldus Manutius (Aldo Manuzio, 1452–1515) initiated the printing of the Greek classics and the series of pocket-classics, for which he is chiefly famous. His device of a dolphin and anchor was widely imitated, not least by William Pickering in the 19th century, together with the title Aldine Classics for his

Quoted: À LA GRECQUE, ALLA GRECA A style of binding with thick boards, grooved on the edges and flush with the trimmed leaves of the book, the tail- and headbands therefore protruding above and below the boards. These bands, sewn deep into the quires of the book, are an important part of its structure, in which sewing bands, if present, do not carry the weight

Quoted: Emerging in the 1960s from the American minimalist movement inspired by John Cage and Morton Feldman, Harold Budd has become one of the country's most prolific, consistent and influential composers and musicians. Throughout his career, poetry - or what Harold refers to as "something like poetry, but not the same thing" - has been an occasional companion

Quoted: If you, like me, hang on the words of celebrities, completely dependent upon the wisdom of our betters for guidance in life and love, then the gold that fell from the mouth of Grammy Award-winner, Kanye West, the other day was bling to the ears of those of us who have struggled daily with the imperative to Read or Die. "Sometimes people write novels

Quoted: ADVERTISEMENTS These have engendered as much heat and argument as any factor in book-collecting. It is first necessary to distinguish between: (a) Leaves of advertisement, usually, though not necessarily, the publisher’s, which are integral to the gathering (or quire or section), i.e. printed in the same operation with, and on the same paper as, and

Quoted: It is generally assumed that the Culture Wars in the United States began in the Sixties. They did. In the 1860s. "Licentious literature, which under cunning disguise or with fearless effrontery, circulates among us, defying all decency, sapping the morals of all classes, is doing Satan's work with most mischievous energy. That obscene books and prints

Quoted: Toni Morrison's 'Song of Solomon' removed from high school curriculum in Shelby, MI after after "members of the community objected to its profanity, sexual references and violence." Romance writer Nora Roberts' opens B&B-style boutique hotel with rooms named after fictional couples Scribd adds e-book marketplace to combat piracy complaints. 80

Quoted: ADVANCE COPY During the last century, publishers extended the practice of circulating advance copies of a new book to reviewers, chosen booksellers, judges of book-clubs, etc., besides those provided to their own travellers ‘subscribing’ it to the trade. Such copies are normally either final proofs or the first sheets to be gathered of the main run.