Monthly Archives: February 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by kara

Jacques Derrida’s home library, Ris Orange, France

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Fake Bookstore

Posted on February 15, 2012 by kara

Argosy Book Shop, in Vertigo. When Scottie and the wonderful, fabulous, incomparable Midge go snooping for information, like a couple of teenage sleuths, on the beauteous and mysterious Carlotta Valdes, they wind up at the fictional Argosy Book Shop. It’s … Continue reading →

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Charles Dickens, 200

Posted on February 7, 2012 by kara

  It’s the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. I don’t know which of his 20+ novels is my favorite. When I think about it, I am overwhelmed. Maybe it’s Bleak House, … Continue reading →

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