On The Shelf
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
"A first edition of Mein Kampf, signed by Hitler, fetched £23,800 at auction today." Which roughly translates to about $43,403 American. This particular title went to an anonymous buyer at the auction, but numerous other titles also got snatched up. Here's a picture of the book from CNN's website:
"David Cowan, who helped write an account of the blaze at Chicago's Our Lady of the Angels School that killed 95 pupils and nuns, was arrested on Thursday and charged with arson after a fire broke out in a storage building at St. Benedict's where he worked as a janitor." Cowan actually wrote two books -- both about tragic fires in Chicago.
"The New York Public Library announced Monday that it is making 700 books from classics to current best sellers available to members in digital audio form for downloading onto PCs, CD players and portable listening devices." In a world filled with iPods it certainly sounds like a logical idea, but the ABC article doesn't go into detail or give any reactions from NYPL members.
Pulitzer Prize winner, Edward P. Jones, has won yet another honor for his book, The Known World. "In a ceremony at Dublin City Hall, Jones collected the annual IMPAC Dublin Literary Award along with a check for $120,000 for his novel, which took him a decade to write."
Children's author, Jon Scieszka, sat down with a columnist from Bookslut.com to talk about his latest projects, one of which being a forthcoming adult novel.
"The New York Public Library announced Monday that it is making 700 books from classics to current best sellers available to members in digital audio form for downloading onto PCs, CD players and portable listening devices." In a world filled with iPods it certainly sounds like a logical idea, but the ABC article doesn't go into detail or give any reactions from NYPL members.
Pulitzer Prize winner, Edward P. Jones, has won yet another honor for his book, The Known World. "In a ceremony at Dublin City Hall, Jones collected the annual IMPAC Dublin Literary Award along with a check for $120,000 for his novel, which took him a decade to write."
Children's author, Jon Scieszka, sat down with a columnist from Bookslut.com to talk about his latest projects, one of which being a forthcoming adult novel.
