Authors! I’m helping to spearhead a group called #AuthorsForKamala. If you’re interested, send me a DM and I’ll tell you how to proceed. Ann Patchett, Elizabeth George, George Saunders. Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Lemony Snicket are in. How about you? Pls RT.

We are excited to share that acclaimed author Lois Lowry will be our Special Guest Speaker at the October 1st Writer-in-Residence Reception to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the program! Reserve free tickets here: WIR24.eventbrite.com/?aff=Tw

Ummm… Books shelved upside down? (The two folios next to the twin-volume-edition of Sulzberger’s American Heritage Picture History of World War II appear to be upside down as well.)

The tiny town of Hobart, New York, is home to around 400 residents and seven bookstores. Correspondent Conor Knighton finds out how this "book village" became a dream destination for bibliophiles. cbsn.ws/4g0C1vW

Aug. 28, 1924: Janet Frame, a New Zealand writer of fiction influenced by her battles with mental illness, is born in Dunedin. She nearly underwent a lobotomy that was canceled when she won a national literary prize; Jane Campion’s movie “An Angel at My Table” tells her story.

Musk/X has slapped a spam/dangerous content warning on this NPR link. This shows just how damaging this explosive story is to Trump. Let's get it wide, folks.

Premiering tonight at the Venice Film Festival, SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS, the first feature in nearly two decades from the Brothers Quay inspired by the book by Bruno Schulz. culture.pl/en/article/tra…

Leonard Riggio, the brash, charismatic and literary-minded businessman who in founding the giant Barnes & Noble retail chain transformed the business of selling books as thoroughly as the rise of the paperback once did, has died at 83. nyti.ms/47785Ko

A very nice introduction to the Associates of Boston Public Library’s incoming Writer-in-Residence Yssis Cano-Santiago. Thank you WCVB CityLine! CityLine: Associates of the Boston Public Library's new writer-in-residence wcvb.com/article/cityli…

TCM’s AI resource thinks “Hollywood” is a synonym for “film.” Austrian actor and filmmaker Peter Kern who worked with Fassbinder, Wenders, and Syberberg in the ‘70s never made a Hollywood film during his entire 50 year film career. Farran Nehme TCM MidCenturyCinema

Clearly a promo shot attempting to show the difference between 65mm anamorphic widescreen (MGM Camera 65 aka Ultra Panavision 70, with an image of 2.76:1) and standard 35mm.

The Associates’ Writer-in-Residence Reception on October 1 at the @bplboston is now sold out! However, you can still tune in live on Zoom by signing up for a virtual ticket. Or, join the waitlist for a chance at a general admission ticket: WIR24.eventbrite.com/?aff=waitlist

🏆 SANATORIUM UNDER THE SIGN OF THE HOURGLASS received the Special Mention Musa Cinema & Arts Award at La Biennale di Venezia! A special mention dedicated to a multidisciplinary artist was awarded to Quay Brothers for their contribution to cinema and the arts. Congratulations! #Venezia81

My one encounter with the great James Earl Jones was while working a booth at the 1994 ABA. He was wandering the publishers’ aisles, then stopped and scrutinized a cover blowup for a fall title. Then that singular voice asked me, “What is PROZAC NATION?” He left with an ARC.