{"id":26322,"date":"2012-02-01T11:56:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-01T16:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=26322"},"modified":"2012-02-01T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T20:13:59","slug":"on-the-shelf-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/02\/01\/on-the-shelf-33\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A cultural news roundup.<\/em><\/p>\n

  • Despite protests,\u00a0Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen\u2019s<\/a> book comes out. <\/li>\n
  • Louisa May Alcott<\/a>, in love and war. <\/li>\n
  • The hatchet job of the year. <\/a><\/li>\n
  • Shirley MacLaine\u2019s next life: Downton Abbey<\/a>. <\/li>\n
  • Get your master\u2019s in thriller writing. <\/a><\/li>\n
  • Chaplin<\/a>, the musical. <\/li>\n
  • Adaptationpalooza!<\/a><\/li>\n
  • The hills are alive with … The Rebel Nun<\/em>? And other\u00a0 titles that almost were. <\/a><\/li>\n
  • The art of letter writing<\/a>. <\/li>\n
  • The lost language of stamps<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • B&N vs. Amazon<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  • Librarians fight back.<\/a><\/li>\n
  • Shit agents and editors say. <\/a><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A cultural news roundup. Despite protests,\u00a0Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen\u2019s book comes out. Louisa May Alcott, in love and war. The hatchet job of the year. Shirley MacLaine\u2019s next life: Downton Abbey. Get your master\u2019s in thriller writing. Chaplin, the musical. Adaptationpalooza! The hills are alive with … The Rebel Nun? And other\u00a0 titles that almost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[419],"tags":[4223,5601,6030,5762,6028,6029,6032,6031],"class_list":["post-26322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-culture","tag-amazon-com","tag-barnes-and-noble","tag-charlie-chaplin","tag-downton-abbey","tag-louisa-may-alcott","tag-shirley-maclaine","tag-taslima-nasreen","tag-the-sound-of-music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nOn the Shelf by Sadie Stein<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 1, 2012 \u2013 A cultural news roundup. Despite protests,\u00a0Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen\u2019s book comes out. Louisa May Alcott, in love and war. 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