tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post4567774454914244198..comments2024-03-22T19:27:57.258-04:00Comments on les anti-modernes*: inspiration: an afternoon at the Argosy miss sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09427223953623415005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post-87579342447553782272014-08-10T14:51:37.304-04:002014-08-10T14:51:37.304-04:00Wow wished I went to this place when I was in NYC....Wow wished I went to this place when I was in NYC. There are some nice bookstores in Van, but none with the kind of history and allure as this one.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749027762662012409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post-21437206113775538502014-08-06T06:05:03.185-04:002014-08-06T06:05:03.185-04:00Finding the "right" bookstore is one of ...Finding the "right" bookstore is one of my book shopping "issue" in Paris. I can't seem to find one that sells all the ranges of books I'm interested in - fantasy, contemporary African/diaspora literature to essays not to mention that I prefer reading the original -when in English- version, so I hop from one to another and sadly the big online bookstore starting with an "A" gets a lot of my money in the end because of prices and availability. <br /><br />There is one bookshop that I really like (Shakespeare and Company) which sadly has become some tourists magnets and people spend more time annoyingly taking pictures of the decor -though forbidden- than actually being interested in the books.<br /><br />Right now, I'm reading several borrowed from the library books : Toni Morrison "Home", Jennifer Egan "A visit from the goon squad", Mandela's "Conversations with myself" and bought from an actual bookstore "The subtle knife" by Philip Pullman.Aïssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200586147804815951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post-45075715344389892802014-08-01T20:59:35.451-04:002014-08-01T20:59:35.451-04:00I haven't had a chance to read the article in ...I haven't had a chance to read the article in full, but the quote you featured is beautiful. I hadn't thought about it in that way, but books being like "closed clamshells" definitely describes why bookstores have such an allure for me. When it comes to general life inspiration, I like to go to the library since it's so easy to follow a random lead and allow your mind to explore an infinite number of tangents. I've been alternating between two books for the last couple of months - Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation by Beth E. Richie and Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon (I've read plenty of excerpts but never the whole book - finally crossing it off my bucket list!). That's outside of getting eternally distracted by reading the news and essays/articles online. -__-<br /><br />Once again, thanks for the great quote!Human Racinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141735299491963060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post-14187611766986122942014-08-01T16:27:45.411-04:002014-08-01T16:27:45.411-04:00i remember discovering Iris Murdoch for the first ...i remember discovering Iris Murdoch for the first time years ago, also via the New Yorker. a beautiful writer and incisive thinker. miss sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427223953623415005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889754957463731831.post-47136978623365280552014-08-01T16:16:21.744-04:002014-08-01T16:16:21.744-04:00Thanks for sharing the article. I shed a little te...Thanks for sharing the article. I shed a little tear for “There are not enough requests for Iris Murdoch,” who is a particular favorite of mine. I'm glad they own the building. I've never been to their store, hopefully next time. ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.com