In 1980, Allen Ginsburg wrote a letter to the Gay Sunshine Journal, praising ‘its presentation of literary history hitherto kept in the closet by the academies.’ Established in August 1970 in Berkeley, California, Gay Sunshine ...
Peter Harrington's Duncan McCoshan speaks to BBC @MusicMagazine about collecting rare musical books, manuscripts and memorabilia https://loom.ly/Rl3cQ_I
One of the earliest books on swimming, L'Art de Nager was widely read during the 18th century in an era when most Europeans, even sailors, could not swim. https://loom.ly/6Vk1QY8
Demi Moore in @Fendi 's recent show, reading the copy of Orlando that Virginia presented to Vita Sackville-West, who inspired, and to whom she dedicated, the book. This is what we would call in the trade “God’s own copy”, the best possible, indeed best imaginable.
Two-Way Mirror: The Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning by @FionaRSampson offers excellent insights into how the poet coped with isolation http://bit.ly/3dyHn3C