The Classics Redone, New Ways To Kill Your Mother, And Tablet Wars In The News

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The classics–Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Dracula, and Pride & Prejudice, among others–are getting makeovers to attract younger readers. I love this idea, especially since people do judge books by their covers. (NYT) http://goo.gl/a3BnP

I have to put New Ways to Kill Your Mother on my to-be-read pile (now taking up three shelves). This is the second time I’ve heard this intriguing title in the past few months, this time in Mira Sethi’s review. Colm Toibin explores literary feuds in families. The subject sounds perfect, equal parts petty and high brow. (WSJ) http://goo.gl/B77PS

More tablet war news. I’m not sure why it fascinates me so much, but the gadget makers are working hard to come up with shiny new objects to make work and play much easier. Microsoft is going high-end with its Surface Tablet as a direct rival to the iPad, while Google is competing with the Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet. http://goo.gl/rwvt7

 

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2 thoughts on “The Classics Redone, New Ways To Kill Your Mother, And Tablet Wars In The News”

  1. I want to buy these just so I can tear the covers off and put them up on my wall. : ) I’m not usually a destroyer of books, but in this case they’re so pretty!

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