Curating some of the best recent links across literature, philosophy, and the arts
This is the sixth in a weekly series that brings together the articles, reviews, interviews and miscellany that has caught my eye over the past seven days. Including: H. R. Giger’s artwork for Frank Herbert’s Dune; an two-part interview about the letters of Samuel Beckett; and the total figure that Truman Capote’s ashes raised at auction. Take a look, and feel free to share!
Literature, Poetry, Theatre
- J. M. Coetzee and the Art of Slow Reading
- The Letters of Samuel Beckett: An interview with Dan Gunn (Part 1 | Part 2)
- Photograph of James Joyce and Sylvia Beach at Shakespeare and Company, 1922
- Listen to over 8 hours of Charles Dickens stories read by Orson Welles, Boris Karloff, Richard Burton & More
- H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu in Anime: A First Glimpse
- First UK edition of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1958)
- Truman Capote’s ashes auctioned off for $43,750
- CFP: Virginia Woolf and the World of Books, Reading, July 2017
- László Krasznahorkai‘s The Last Wolf and Herman
- Drama on BBC Radio 3: Radio Beckett
Art, Design, Photography
Music
- David Bowie: celebrated by his friends
- Video: Ken Burns on the Savory Collection
Film & TV
- Reality is Analog: Philosophizing with Stranger Things
News & Politics
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Trayvon Martin’s parents are writing a memoir