French smut exhibition
France allows the public to view its official porn collection. Even Baudelaire contributed. (Via.)
France allows the public to view its official porn collection. Even Baudelaire contributed. (Via.)
The Smart Set is a weekly feature, compiled and posted 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 Ms. Cerand at lauren [at] maudnewton.com by the Thursday prior to publication. . . .
Doris Lessing’s Nobel acceptance speech is posted in full at the Guardian.
Dwight Garner, of the charming Paper Cuts blog, is Senior Editor at the New York Times Book Review, author of Inside the List, and former Salon Book Editor. His profile of Nicholson Baker is an old favorite. Below Garner contributes some recipes that are nearly as straightforward as Norman Mailer’s steak instructions — and far less likely to result in . . .
In 1944, in a fit of passion, my grandfather wrote out a will leaving everything to my mother, his only child. When he died a successful real estate broker in 1970, though, his plans were a little different.