Writers

1.1k Pins
·1mo
The Catcher in the Rye
The brilliant, funny, meaningful novel (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books.If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into i
At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging
At 71, 'A Sand County Almanac' remains fresh and engaging | MPR News
Brattle Book Shop in Boston Book appeal: Founded in 1825, the Brattle Book Shop is one of the largest antiquarian book shops in the country. There are unique outdoor bookstalls, as well as three levels of titles to browse through. http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/bookstores-that-will-literally-change-your-life http://www.brattlebookshop.com/
The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik on the Mystery of Mastery Later in Life
The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik on the Mystery of Mastery Later in Life | Next Avenue
Art Historian Kirk Varnedoe. Director of the MOMA in New York from 1988 until 2001. The greatest speaker of modern art ever. But he never painted because he "didn't have anything to say"
YouTube
One Man's Alaska (1977) full documentary about Dick Proenneke of Alaska - YouTube