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View our latest video short featuring Adrienne Raptis delving into the history of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Breakfast at Tiffany’s first appeared in the November 1958 issue of Esquire Magazine. It was published only months later in book form by Random House as part of a collection of short stories. …
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As most people know, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the best-loved classics of all time. It has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold more than forty million copies worldwide. In 1962 it was also made into the film starring Gregory Peck, which won three Academy Awards. Therefore,…
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The holidays are upon us and this is your last chance to buy meaningful gifts for the loved ones in your life. There are many great gifts for readers, but for the rare book enthusiast in your life, making the right choice can be tricky. Here are some first edition novels, volumes, and autobiographies that…
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Alongside Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson is Norman Mailer, an innovator of creative non-fiction and an influence on the New Journalism of the 1960’s. Mailer was part of a literary generation that included Gore Vidal and which sought to advance “The Great American Novel.” He became known for his counter-cultural essays in the 1950’s,…
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