Archive for January, 2007


On Rosamond Lehmann

Niall Griffiths admires the quiet despair of Rosamond Lehmann’s stories. (Hermione Lee has called Lehmann’s early 20th century novels “Doomed Chick Lit.” Excerpts here.)

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The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30pm and highlights the best of the week to come. Special favor is given to New York’s independent booksellers and venues, and low-cost and free events. Please send details to lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication, with the event’s date in . . .

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The Mighty Boosh and the book deal

While laid up, I can only do so much sleeping and reading and stroking of cats before the pacing starts. Mr. Maud (and YouTube) have come to the rescue with The Mighty Boosh, a hilariously surreal British TV show that began on stage, went to radio, and finally aired as a BBC3 series several years ago.   In this episode . . .

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