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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins; Published by The Arion Press
Wilkie Collins is a well known Victorian era British writer of 30 novels, over 60 short stories, 14 plays, as well as a number of non-fiction articles and other pieces. How much of this enormous output have I read? None. … Continue reading
A funny thing happened during our recent tour of Arion Press…
I’m a lover of books (obviously). And it all rubbed of on my daughter in a wonderful, make a dad proud sort of way. We discuss books, we haunt used bookstores together, we taunt each other when we find a … Continue reading
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust; The Limited Editions Club
How to start about a novel like Swann’s Way? How to articulate the feeling of reading Proust? That’s a touch challenge for me even on a second reading. It is definitely easier to dwell on the physical book itself, in … Continue reading
The Moonstone has landed!
The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins, the latest Arion Press edition has landed on my doorstep. It’s up next on my reading list, so hopefully you’ll see a full review in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I’ve included a … Continue reading
An Advanced Peek at the Arion Press Moonstone in process
I was recently visiting my daughter in San Francisco and we took the opportunity to take the tour of the Arion Press. Tours run every Thursday afternoon and are highly worth the time even if you are only tangentially interested … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson’s Paris Walks has arrived
I just received my copy of the Arion Press‘ Thomas Jefferson’s Paris Walks. I’ll put it in the queue for review. I’ve got a few hefty novels in front but may bump it up as it looks like a quick … Continue reading
Arion Press News
I just received the prospectus for the upcoming Arion Press publication of Thomas Jefferson’s Paris Walks. This will be the first book in their 2012 subscriber series. I will post a review as soon as I have it in my … Continue reading