My cousin Jenni Roditi is submitting her Indie Dance Opera: The Descent of Inanna to the Linbury Theatre (Royal Opera House Studio Theatre). It will be vying for attention with many other projects. Programming meeting is set for Feb. 5. Please lend your support by watching the trailer: httpv://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=0Le9KtR0gpk
Go Jen!
While these days may be dark for the book publishing industry, damned if it isn’t a great time to be a consumer. Last night I picked up a copy of Jeremy Lewis’s Penguin Special, The Story of Allen Lane for $4.70 something, at Chapters. Just look at these lovely endpapers:
A year of two ago I bought a copy of Richard Flanagan’s Gould’s Book of Fish for about the same amount. One of the most beautifully designed
and produced ‘recent’ books I’ve ever seen. Each chapter has different coloured type
for crying out loud.
Last week I got a copy of How to Read a Novel by John Sutherland for under $5. I just saw Alberto Manguel’s The Library at Night for $6.99. These may be tough times, but never have they been so filled with bargains for the bibliophile.
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