tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87394114711556206682024-02-19T01:15:17.148-05:00David R. Godine, PublisherThoughts from the staff at David R. Godine, PublisherHeather Tamarkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945315974935272003noreply@blogger.comBlogger879125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-52248822635496832052015-11-17T16:14:00.000-05:002015-11-18T11:39:55.235-05:00Superior Person's Tuesdays-Revived!Since it is Tuesday... Here is your Superior Person's Tuesday Word:
ELDRITCH a. Weird or hideous. "In concluding my report as President on the year just concluded, I want to make special mention--and I know the Committee joins with me in this--of our eldritch member, Mrs. Porringer, who..."
We find this word especially fitting considering Halloween is in our rearview mirrors...
Each Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-66257081657847503702015-11-17T12:04:00.001-05:002015-11-17T12:04:12.826-05:00We're back!After a bit more than a year-long hiatus, we have decided to return to our beloved blog! It will be a bit of slow going as we've had some turnover in staff, and we will be revamping what we post here. You can still find us on our tumblr, and as always, we're active on Twitter and Facebook.
You can look forward to the return of Superior Person's Tuesdays, literary happenings in the Boston Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-65752235806640065572014-09-18T12:09:00.002-04:002014-09-18T12:09:44.435-04:00We're excited to announce that we'll be switching our blog over to Tumblr as of today. Check our new look over here.Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-90976086594142313002014-09-15T16:11:00.003-04:002014-09-15T16:11:56.530-04:00Literary Happenings 9/15 - 9/21
Monday, September 15
Brookline Booksmith: John Scalzi's Lock In, 7 pm
Harvard Book Store: Ed Piskor's Hip Hop Family Book Tree (1 & 2), 7 pm
Porter Square Books: Peter Lovesey's The Stone Wife, 7 pm
Trident Booksellers: Demo: Make Your Own Vinegar with Chef Bill, 7 pm
Tuesday, September 16
Brookline Booksmith: Gail Gutradt’s In a Rocket Made of
Ice, 7 pm
Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-50818378804369002692014-08-27T10:00:00.000-04:002014-08-27T10:00:04.241-04:00Back in Stock: Crime and Puzzlement!We're excited to announce that Lawrence Treat's Crime and Puzzlement: 24 Solve-Them-Yourself-Mysteries is back in stock! See how sharp your detective skills are. And note that this predates the opening of an actual store called Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee. We promise that no booksellers were harmed in the making of this book.
Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-8544061491071440282014-08-26T12:35:00.000-04:002015-11-17T12:04:50.119-05:00Superior Person's Tuesday: MendaciloquentMENDACILOQUENT a. Speaking lies. Congressman please note: if you say this quickly enough, on the floor of the house, when characterizing another Congressman (and God knows, in that environment you'll have plenty of occasions for so doing), the Speaker just might let you get away with it.
Each Tuesday we’ll offer up a Superior Word for the edification of our Superior Readers, via the volumes of Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-64451977787587698692014-08-19T11:22:00.000-04:002015-11-17T12:05:28.921-05:00Superior Person's Tuesday: YgdrasilYGDRASIL, n. The gigantic ash tree which, according to Norse
mythology, binds together with its roots and branches the whole of
earth, heaven and hell. Suggested as a pet name for that tree in your
backyard — the one you want your husband to chop down before its
spreading canopy brings total darkness to your clothesline, your herb
garden and your sunbaking spot.
Image via Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-87872696094225381122014-08-18T10:49:00.000-04:002014-08-18T10:49:01.812-04:00Literary Happenings 8/19 - 8/22<!--StartFragment-->
Monday August 18
Porter Square Books: Joshua Wolf Shenk's Powers of Two, in conversation with Sven Birkerts, 7 pm
Tuesday August 19
Brookline Booksmith: Gail Gutradt’s In a Rocket Made of
Ice, 7 pm
Porter Square Books: Therese Sellers's Alpha Is for Anthropos, 7 pm
Wednesday August 20
Brookline Booksmith: Stephanie Feldman’s The Angel of
Losses, 7 pm
Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-56377163749211035082014-08-18T10:06:00.000-04:002014-08-18T10:06:02.373-04:00"I Remembers" from the Staff at Godine: HeatherIn celebration of Godine's new publication of Perec's I Remember, the office staff reflected on a few of our own I-Remember moments. Here are a few reminiscences from production manager Heather Tamarkin:
I remember slap bracelets
I remember when Joey Potter sang "On My Own" for the pageant episode of Dawson's Creek and Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-37942205501377057502014-08-14T10:11:00.005-04:002014-08-16T16:42:07.978-04:00"I Remembers" from the Staff at Godine: Dan
In celebration of Godine's new publication of Perec's I Remember, the office staff reflected on a few of our own I-Remember moments. Here are a few reminiscences from editorial assistant Dan Turkel:
I remember waking up at seven a.m. on a Saturday to watch early morning cartoons, parents in bed but me not big enough to reach everything yet so they would leave out breakfast the Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-84008372617082192752014-08-12T14:53:00.001-04:002014-08-12T14:53:47.517-04:00"I Remembers" from the Staff at Godine: Chelsea
In celebration of Godine's new publication of Perec's I Remember, the office staff reflected on a few of our own I-Remember moments. Here are a few reminiscences from editorial assistant Chelsea Bingham:
1. I remember crushing the protrusions of plastic that stuck into the reels in the case of every VHS my family owned.
2. I remember reading The Lord of the Rings at sunrise Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-63740828981876668332014-08-12T12:06:00.000-04:002015-11-17T12:05:28.915-05:00Superior Person's Tuesday!
SHIBBOLETH, n. A doctrine or principle once held essential by a particular group or party but now seen as rather old-hat, if not abandoned altogether. It is probably a comment on the nature of life and mutability, rather than on etymological processes, that the original meaning was a password or other identifying sign, such as an opinion or style of dress, that distinguished the members of Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-10519381357090747322014-08-11T15:25:00.003-04:002014-08-11T15:25:55.001-04:00"I Remembers" from the Staff at Godine: MeganIn celebration of Godine's new publication of Georges Perec's I Remember, the office staff reflected on a few of our own I-Remember moments.
I Remember is the last of this essential writer's major works to be translated into English. Consisting of 480 numbered statements, all beginning identically with "I remember," and all limited to pieces of public knowledge—brand names and folk Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-31311569077960669282014-08-11T15:21:00.000-04:002014-08-11T15:21:52.503-04:00Literary Happenings, 8/11 - 8/17<!--StartFragment-->
Monday August 11
Porter Square Books: Prajwal Parajuly’s The Gurkha's
Daughter, 7 pm
Trident Booksellers: Cymbeline, a Shakespearean Reading with Hub Theatre Co., 7 pm
Tuesday August 12
Porter Square Books: Matthew Gilbert’s Off the Leash, 7 pm
Brookline Booksmith: Norman Miller’s Boston Beer: A
History, 7 pm
Wednesday August 13
Porter Square Books: KateStaff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-35938694757955506442014-08-08T13:54:00.000-04:002014-08-08T13:54:19.407-04:00Summer Intern Field TripLast week all of the interns here at Godine went on a summer field trip—nothing says staff bonding like a (few) long car-ride(s) and delicious small-town deli sandwiches. During this two-day trip we had the pleasure of visiting Puritan Press, where we were led around by a father-daughter printing duo; the New Hampshire Bindery, where we learned what a Parmachene Belle was (hint: it has nothing Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-89055742860203600982014-08-04T12:33:00.003-04:002014-08-04T12:33:51.087-04:00Literary Happenings, 8/4 - 8/9
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PEEN, n. The wedge-shaped or thin end of a hammer head. A ridiculous word.
Each Tuesday, we’ll offer up a Superior Word for the edification of our Superior Readers, via the volumes of the inimitable Peter Bowler. You can purchase all or any of the four Superior Person’s Books of Words from the Godine website. Peen appears in the first.
Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-36356467959219366872014-07-28T16:30:00.000-04:002014-07-28T16:30:21.047-04:00Literary Happenings: 7/28-8/2
Where has the summer gone? Make the most of what remains by attending events put on by some of our favorite bookish locations!
Monday July 28
Brookline Booksmith: Benoit Denizet-Lewis's Travels with Casey, 7 pm.
Harvard Book Store: The Harvard Square Book Circle discusses Adam Johnson's The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel, 7 pm.
Tuesday July 29
Boston Public Library: Story Time: Science Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-86494121619017934512014-07-22T17:01:00.000-04:002014-07-22T17:01:00.422-04:00Superior Person's Tuesday!
Lucifugous (a.) Avoiding daylight. A botanical term. "I'm afraid John's not up yet, Mrs. Applecore; he overindulged somewhat last night and the poor dear is distinctly lucifugous this morning."
Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-32390993925458586122014-07-21T16:18:00.000-04:002014-07-21T16:18:36.974-04:00Literary Happenings: July 21-27
Monday July 21
Porter Square Books: Alysia Abbott's Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, 7 pm.
Boston Public Library: Monday discussion group, The Bully Pulpit, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 7 pm.
Tuesday July 22
Boston Public Library: Story Time: Science Behind the Story, 10:30 am.
Brookline Booksmith: Lesley and David Solmonson present their book, The 12 Bottle Bar, 7 pm.
Porter Square Books:&Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-87986824751012788222014-07-14T16:22:00.000-04:002014-07-14T16:22:20.657-04:00New Release: Wesley McNair's "The Lost Child"We all feel lost at times, and Wesley McNair helps reground us with his newly released book of poems, The Lost Child, Ozark Poems.
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Sunday July 13
Brookline Booksmith: Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All
Things, 2 pm (ticketed)
Monday July 14
Porter Square Books: Hester Kaplan and Carolyn Cooke, 7 pm
Story Club Boston: an open-mic reading event, featuring
Steve Macone, 6:30 pm (ticketed)
Tuesday July 15
Porter Square Books: Lorenz Finison’s Boston's Cycling
Craze, 7Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-26374598698733336242014-07-11T11:36:00.002-04:002014-07-11T11:36:54.474-04:00Godine's Meet the Authors Series: Llewelyn Howland III, No Ordinary Being
We sat down with Llewellyn Howland III, author of No Ordinary Being, to talk about his upcoming Godine book. No Ordinary Being tells the story of W. Starling Burgess, "an authentic American polymath," who designed everything from yachts to airplanes and even helped Buckminster Fuller in designing and building the famed Dymaxion car. No Ordinary Being, a biography long in the making and packed Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-16970816818225246962014-07-09T17:00:00.002-04:002015-11-17T16:20:08.107-05:00Upcoming Meet the Authors Series!Have you ever read a book and ended up dying to know more about the story? Did you ever write the author and ask them what happens next or wanted to know why they wrote a plot twist the way they did? Maybe you haven't. Perhaps you are a reader who assumes that most authors of the books you read are dead or of no importance to the story. Authors can be some unknown entity that weave you so well Staff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739411471155620668.post-75342317374588656232014-07-08T17:03:00.001-04:002014-07-08T17:03:35.548-04:00Superior Person's Tuesday!
Battology (n.) The continual reiteration of the same words or phrases in speech or writing. A battologer is one who battologizes. One of those words whose lack of wider currency seems undeserved and puzzling in the light of its wide potential for application to television commercials, sales pitches by car and encyclopedia vendors, spouse's homilies, etc.
Each Tuesday, we’llStaff at David R. Godinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524934977522751807noreply@blogger.com0