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Category Archives: Gold in Them Stacks
Ted Mathys in the Stacks: On Cyclones and Call Outs
Central Library’s poet-in-residence Ted Mathys reports from Special Collections, where he is exploring the William Marion Reedy Archive. This is the second in a series. In the Stacks is a collaboration between the St. Louis Public Library and Coffee House … Continue reading
Ted Mathys in the Stacks: Hall of Mirrors
Central Library’s poet-in-residence Ted Mathys reports from Special Collections, where he is exploring the William Marion Reedy Archive. This is the first in a series. In the Stacks is a collaboration between the St. Louis Public Library and Coffee House … Continue reading
Posted in Gold in Them Stacks, Library Hype
Tagged Coffee House Press, Reedy's Mirror, Ted Mathys, William Marion Reedy
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Tim Rakel’s Subterranean Library
Anyone who’s heard Tim Rakel’s music knows that he is a highly literate songwriter. The versatile folk-rock musician and host of KDHX’s Mystery Train program, Rakel works a rich vein of labor history, modernist literature, and urban lore into his … Continue reading
The Public Library, by Isaac Babel (1916)
At times, working in a glorious old building like this, one can feel haunted by it. There are time warps in the library, and a trip to the stacks can stir up the presence of ghosts. Isaac Babel’s 1916 story … Continue reading
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Tagged Cass Gilbert, Central Library, Isaac Babel, The Public Library
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Thomas Bernhard: Everybody’s Favorite Austrian Misanthrope
I have replaced the screen saver on my work computer with a picture of Thomas Bernhard. He will watch my desk while I am gone. He stares, remorseless, with a hint of humor and contempt, directly at me in my … Continue reading
“A Pen Warmed Up in Hell”: Joy Williams at the Paris Review
The great Joy Williams is interviewed by Wash U grad Paul Winner in the Summer 2014 issue of the Paris Review. Love this opening anecdote about her giving a craft talk at a university. Instead she discussed Kraft cheese. … Continue reading
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Tagged Joy Williams, Paris Review, Paul Winner, Quick and the Dead
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Orlando on Reading (with a Nod to The Goldfinch)
So, to begin 2014 with an embarrassing confession, I had never until very recently read Virginia Woolf’s Orlando. No idea why: I love Woolf and read most of her work in high school and college, including some of the less-read … Continue reading
Literary Sins: Elizabeth Taylor’s Angel
Elizabeth Taylor (the midcentury British writer) has had the misfortune of sharing a name with one of the twentieth century’s biggest celebrities. A clear-eyed, morally incisive novelist overshadowed by her cinematic namesake: Taylor would probably be the first to chuckle … Continue reading
