Apostrophe Books

@sfchronicle So sad to hear about Cyra McFadden's passing. Her keen observations in "Serial" really captured a unique moment in cultural history with wit and precision. She will be missed, but her influential work continues to resonate with us.

RIP Cyra McFadden We are very sad to announce that the incredibly talented author and all-round lovely person, Cyra McFadden, has passed away, aged 86. #TheSerial #fiction tinyurl.com/yc696sky

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The great British novelist Martin Amis, who has died at 73, had a true literary vitality that was high-spirited and farcical. nyer.cm/mmSTqKY

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One of the Best Preserved Ancient Manuscripts of The Iliad Is Now Digitized: See the "Bankes Homer" Manuscript in High Resolution (Circa 150 C.E.) openculture.com/2018/04/one-of…

We don't publish this brilliantly written, super funny children's book, but wish we did. Spies, orangutans, villainous Countesses - what's not to like? Even the grown-ups round here are devouring it! #MyMumIsaSpy #ChildrensBooks

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With immense sadness, we must announce the death of the very talented children's author and former Shakespearean actor, Roger Mortimer. apostrophebooks.com/writers/roger-…

Absolutely brilliant opening paragraph, Jo. Rest of the novel soonest, please! 👏👏

William S. Burroughs Teaches a Free Course on Creative Reading and Writing (1979) openculture.com/2014/03/willia… via @openculture

60 Free Film Noir Movies openculture.com/free_film_noir…

We're not the publishers of this deeply moving, beautifully written memoir by Georgina Lucas but we wish we were... 'If I were to look closely at the jagged edges of my fragmented heart, I'm sure I'd see that some spaces now shine with gold. And that is what he left for me.'

Sweet is the country, because full of riches, The people liberal, valiant, active, wealthy

In June of 1945, a striking letter arrived at the home of three-year-old Dennis Helms in Washington, written on a sheet of Adolf Hitler’s letterhead: news.lettersofnote.com/p/he-was-a-for…

“That’s not a pipe. THIS is a pipe” Crocodile Magritte

10,000 Vintage Recipe Books Are Now Digitized in The Internet Archive’s Cookbook & Home Economics Collection openculture.com/2020/10/10000-…

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