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A bookshop closes

January 26, 2018 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 3 Comments

Much of my book collecting mania got spent at Acorn Bookshop that’s now going out of business. Here are a few of the treasures I found, in this tribute.

Which one Faulkner novel should you read?

September 20, 2016August 7, 2018 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

William Faulkner wrote 19 novels. Among them -- and the one everyone typically selects when they decide, for the first time, to read a Faulkner book -- is "The Sound and the Fury." But that may not be the best choice.

Collecting William Faulkner (surprise!)

January 21, 2013 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes the best part about collecting an author's work is the ephemera associated with it -- such as this magazine that includes a story by William Faulkner; however, when it arrived in the mail, the classic author's words were not what I read immediately. Not with Jennifer Billingsley on the cover.

My ADD book collecting habit

May 6, 2010October 17, 2010 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

On the eve of moderating a panel about book collecting, a personal reality check in that area. Plus, my Faulkner first edition (in spanish).

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