2001 October | Mental Kudzu :: My life on the River of Strange

The World’s Smallest Book (I love this book)

Judge This Book By Its Cover
bib�li�o�phile
PRONUNCIATION: bbl–fl
VARIANT FORMS: also bib�li�o�phil (-fl) or bib�li�oph�i�list (bbl-f-lst)
NOUN: 1. A lover of books. 2. A collector of books.
OTHER FORMS: bibli�ophi�lism �NOUN
bibli�ophi�listic �ADJECTIVE
“A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don�t slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high [...]

Written on October 17, 2001 | Posted in Southern Life Words | Leave a comment

Lowell Limpett and Two Short Stories by Ward Just

The Play’s the Thing
Ward Just, recently named one of the first recipients of a Berlin Prize Fellowship from the American Academy, is the author of twelve novels. A prolific novelist and journalist, he’s been churning out superior prose — one fine novel after another. His latest offering, Lowell Limpett and Two Stories, continues his steady, [...]