Archive for February, 2009

Undercover artist, undercover drone (and never the twain shall meet)

Terry Teachout, a writer, critic, and good friend, writes about a logistical problem I know well: the double lives many musicians, writers, and artists, of necessity, lead. I recently went to a nightclub to hear a musician whom I know and like. The next morning I got an e-mail from my musician friend, who asked whether I’d recognized the woman . . .

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At last, the Jean Rhys bio

“Rhys had a brief career in prostitution and also worked as a chorus girl.” Lillian Pizzichini’s The Blue Hour, a life of writer Jean Rhys, is out 4/29.

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The Smart Set: Lauren Cerand’s weekly events

The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled and posted by Lauren Cerand, that usually appears Mondays at 12:30 pm, 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 Ms. Cerand at lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to . . .

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Lincoln memorabilia fiesta for Presidents’ Day

The Library of Congress is celebrating the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth with a special exhibition of his most famous writings and relics (that aren’t lost to time). For those of us not in D.C., the library digitized some of its Abraham Lincoln Papers a few years ago, and you can browse them online. All three series … are of a . . .

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