On the Shelf
Owls, Hatred, and Blurbese
May 23, 2012 | by Sadie Stein

Bad for owls
The lit-flick streak continues! The Palme d’Or is likely to go to one of several adaptations.
As Harry Potter mania fades, hundreds of pet owls are being abandoned across England.
How to open a new book.
Quiche Lorraine, the comic.
Need inspiration? Dial-a-poem!
Andrew Ladd decodes Blurbese for the nonreviewer.
When less is more: minimalist covers.
Cineastes! Help save an endangered film before it’s too late!
William Hazlitt, "On the Pleasure of Hating."
TAGS Andrew Ladd, book design, book reviews, Cannes, cooking, Dial-a-poem, Gregory J. Markopoulos, Harry Potter, poetry, The Palme d'Or, William Hazlitt