Rizzoli — To Lose Our Culture Is to Lose Our Memories
Sir Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Paloma Picasso, Christo, Gregory Peck, David Bowie, Abba Eban, Pablo Neruda, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Ross, Greg Louganis, Fernando Botero, Francoise Gilot, Franco Zeffirelli, and Greta Garbo hung out here. 2014 marks Rizzoli Bookstore’s 50th anniversary. Celebrations for the anniversary had been well underway. The future of one of the last great booksellers in...
How Will We Read? The Power of an Author
“We are thrilled that Penguin made the decision to embrace us because we believe we are now a significant part of the publishing industry.” — Kevin Weiss Once upon a time, the power of an author was not solely dependent on the strength of her words to inspire the human spirit. A conflict which made her talent powerless was the likelihood of discoverability. Then along came a knight in shining armor called...
Alice — Mark It With a Water Stone
“I mark this day with a white stone.” – Lewis Carroll On a special day in the town where Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) lived and wrote his famous fairy tale, where would an author dream of sharing her book? Where would an author want to show off her carefully selected outfit while browsing through hundreds of other books thoughtfully and tastefully displayed to complement her book event? Where...
Alice – True or Not True?
What was the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell? Let’s talk facts. What was the relationship between Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell? That is one of the first questions people asked my co-author and me during the process of publication and marketing of our factual pictorial biography, The Real Alice In Wonderland, based on our distant relative, Alice Liddell. Critics of Lewis Carroll have claimed there was a...
How Will We Read? – Edith Wharton
Anyone who has experienced the delight of reading the magnificent works of Pulitzer prize-winning author Edith Wharton might enjoy the opportunity to learn more about her life and her books. Indeed, isn’t the sign of the timelessness of novels such as The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence not just about the decades of discussion and analysis they inspire but also the ongoing fascination with the story behind the story. ...
How Will We Read: Textbooks?
“Technology has great potential for improving individual and aggregate performance of the educational system” – Vineet Madan Photo courtesy of McGraw-Hill Education. It isn’t my imagination. My children’s backpacks got heavier with the weight of those textbooks over the past few years. And I don’t think the weight of student backpacks are just my concern. I heard a rumor that even tiger...
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