The Dark Side of Louisa May Alcott

American Masters on PBS will be presenting an award-winning documentary about Little Women author Louisa May Alcott. Interestingly, Alcott had a bit of a dark side and wrote some risqué novels under the pseudonym of A.M. Barnard. This film was written by Harriet Reisen who also produces the film alongside director Nancy Porter. Visit PBS […]

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The Rare Book Room

The Rare Book Room is a site containing an assortment of digitized books from rare collections.  The books are viewable from front to back cover and appear at an impressive resolution.  Site visitors can click through texts by the likes of Dante, Shakespeare, and Galileo.  It is a wonderful opportunity to glimpse books that one […]

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The New York Times Book Review Podcast

The New York Times Book Review Podcast is hosted by the editor Sam Tanenhaus.  It is a weekly review of the best seller list and presents discussions about current literature.  To read more about the episodes, or to stream and download mp3 files, visit their site. To subscribe to the podcast, click on the following […]

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