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I Am Hetty, Hear Me Roar. Review: The Richest Woman In America, by Janet...
by Dick Loftin. “I am woman, hear me roar…” – Helen Reddy, 1972 Long before Helen Reddy had a notion of roaring at anything, there was Hetty Green. At the time Hetty died, in 1916, she was worth $100...
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Favorite Book Lists for 2013.
“Read Up!!!” Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Endpaper Review. by Dick Loftin. Here are some of the lists of Favorite and Best Books for 2013 and some other articles you may find interesting. From...
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“National Geographic Book Boasts 1,500 Pages.”
by Dick Loftin. National Geographic has published “Around the World in 125 Years.” You might call it a ‘coffee table’ book – if your coffee table is made of concrete. It has a hefty 1500 pages, weighs...
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25 Book-loving Websites.
Inside ABC Books, Springfield, Missouri. Photo: Endpaper Review. by Dick Loftin. As is all things on the net, one thing can lead to another. I’ve heard this called ‘aggregating content,’ when content...
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Pew Research: Print Books Here to Stay.
Photo of deckled edge corner of John Updike’s “Higher Gossip” by Endpaper Review. by Dick Loftin. Many book lovers have been wringing their hands over the past few years over the end of the book. The...
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“Your E-Reader is Watching You.”
Nook E-Reader. Photo by Endpaper Review. by Dick Loftin. So, you sit down with your e-reader for a quiet night of rest and relaxation alone with a good book. Not so fast. You’re not alone. Your...
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“Harper Lee Settles Lawsuit with Museum.”
Harper Lee. From USA Today. by Dick Loftin. Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird” has settled a lawsuit with Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville, Alabama over trademark issues....
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Two Compelling Reviews of “The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume 1, 1886-1020.”
‘The Letters of Robert Frost, Volume 1, 1886-1920,’ Harvard University Press by Dick Loftin. Letters can be tricky. They are written in private, intended for no other eyes except the recipient, and can...
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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her books.
by Dick Loftin. Respected historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was profiled in a recent issue of the Wall Street Journal. There were pictures of her home, and her wall-to-wall books. She’s my kind of book...
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“The Reading Pile.”
David McCullough working in his ‘writing shed’ with his Royal KMM typewriter. Photo from wsj.com. by Dick Loftin. I have little and not-so-little piles of clippings, articles and interviews of writers...
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