June 2012
88 posts
: The Secret of Our Obsession With Anne Boleyn →
thetinhouse:
She’s a feminist icon. Misogynist whipping girl. Pop culture darling.
Beheaded for treason, the second wife of Henry VIII was said to have seduced hundreds of men. To have birthed a monster fetus. To have three breasts. Six fingers. Some called her a martyr. An intellectual. A victim of…
New NYPL Tumblr: Lunch Hour NYC →
Hey, it's Audiobook Week! →
thetinhouse:
Today starts the third annual Audiobook Week, as hosted by the well-regarded Chicago literary book blog Devourer of Books.
DoB, whose real name is Jen Karsbaek, also works as a book publicist and estimates that she has listened to some 50 books since last year’s iteration of the contest. She frequently reviews new audiobooks on her blog and was a judge for the recent Audie...
Reading at Politics & Prose with Leni Zumas,...
thetinhouse:
Saturday, June 23, 6:00 pm
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20008
Zumas has already proven herself a remarkable maker of short stories. Now she has sustained and heightened the exhilaration of her writing in this striking novel.”—Sam Lipsyte, The Ask
