The Biblio File: images of cover art, for bibliophiles

David Levine on writers: John Rawls

David Levine (1926-2009) was one of America’s most prominent illustrators during a career that spanned decades. No less an authority than Jules Feiffer described him as "the greatest caricaturist of the last half of the 20th century,” although Levine continued to work in the early years of this century as well. Levine’s subjects included himself (above) and people from many walks of life. Authors, scribes and scribblers were a big part of the mix, as these caricatures make clear.  

Lit Toons: Cartoons with a bookish bent

First Lines: Tawni O'Dell

Manuel Obrador knew that he was dead but understood he had not yet finished dying.

Fragile Beasts

Tawni O’Dell

"They say it's your birthday" - writers born on May 18

Diane Duane  (1952)
Omar Khayyam  (1048)

Bertrand Russell  (1872)

W. G. Sebald  (1944)

Lionel Shriver  (1957)

The Biblio File: images of bookstores, for bibliophiles

The Brewster Bookstore, Brewster, Massachusetts