In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the show’s debut, the Library of Congress presents a new exhibition, I Love Lucy: An American Legend. Ball's biographer, Kathleen Brady, relates her training by Buster Keaton who "drilled her in the mantra that was the foundation of her fabled comic timing: Listen, React, then Act." more »

When poetry press Canarium Books found itself sold out of two of its most recent titles, it was a little surprised. When those books won majorliterary prizes from the Poetry Society of America and the Griffin Trust, Canarium's founders were ecstatic. (Photo: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service) This morning the police came for me.They brought… more »

LSSI has received consistently icy receptions in most of the places where it has come in and taken over. Every community has its share of library users who believe that a library system is a core function of local government, regardless of what the budget situation is. more »

It is often the casual record that reveals the rhythms of an age. Lists, whether dashed off as a quick reminder or carefully constructed as a comprehensive inventory, give insight into the list maker’s personal habits and enrich the understanding of individual biographies. more »