{"id":40292,"date":"2012-10-22T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=40292"},"modified":"2012-10-22T10:18:50","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T14:18:50","slug":"40292","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/22\/40292\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Salons, Unfilmable Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pekar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/pekar.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pekar\" width=\"287\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li>The Cleveland Public Library introduces a new library card\u00a0commemorating the life of Cleveland-based author, film subject, and misanthrope Harvey Pekar. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpl.org\/TheLibrary\/News\/NewsArticle\/tabid\/109\/ArticleId\/337\/Cleveland-Public-Library-Introduces-Library-Card-Honoring-the-Life-of-Harvey-Pekar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">The Pekar-edition card <\/a>will be available from this month at branches of CPL.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone\u2019s a salonniere: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/features\/books\/jacketcopy\/la-et-jc-got-a-book-in-your-bag-louis-vuitton-opens-paris-literary-salon-20121018,0,4627395.story\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Vuitton has started a Parisian literary salon<\/a>. Well, sort of. It also sells stuff. And will later be incorporated into the LV boutique, so.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI start a book in 1978 and finish it 34 years later, without enjoying a single minute of the enterprise.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444868204578064483923017090.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Queenan\u2019s reading habits<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>The alternative approach: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/index.php\/2012\/06\/15\/how-to-talk-about-books-you-havent-read\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to talk about books you haven\u2019t read<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10000872396390444868204578064483923017090.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>.<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Allegedly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flavorwire.com\/339306\/10-unfilmable-books-that-made-it-to-the-big-screen\" target=\"_blank\">unfilmable books<\/a>. <\/li>\n<p>[tweetbutton]<\/p>\n<p>[facebook_ilike]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Public Library introduces a new library card\u00a0commemorating the life of Cleveland-based author, film subject, and misanthrope Harvey Pekar. 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