Categories for Moderns
Literature, Moderns, Rare Books
The Weird and the Wonderful: Horace McCoy’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
To be clear, Horace McCoy’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? isn’t weird. It does, however, concern a period in American history in which something extremely weird captured the public imagination:… Read More
Literature, Moderns
Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged
“Who is John Galt?” With this question, Ayn Rand began her final novel, Atlas Shrugged, one of the most controversial, influential, and bestselling books of the 20th century. It’s a… Read More
Literature, Moderns
Culture Beat: Highlights of the Harlem Renaissance
Looking to escape the summer heat? You can’t beat a blissfully cool day exploring MoMA’s current show, “One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Works.” Jacob Lawrence’s masterful Migration… Read More
Literature, Moderns
Greater than Gatsby? Why Tender is the Night might be Fitzgerald’s “intended masterpiece.”
The sick and tired adages regarding the relationship between art and the artist are rarely more evident and appropriate than in the curious case of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his… Read More
Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Moderns
The Writer, the Painter, and the Department Store Tycoon
In 1929, George Macy (of department store fame) founded the Limited Editions Club press for the purpose of publishing beautiful livres d’artiste. Artist’s books, which became especially popular in the… Read More
Literature, Moderns
Collecting Rare Science Fiction: The Modern Age
During the Golden Age of science fiction (or “sf”), the genre set it sights on exploring starry frontiers and seemingly infinitely expanding futures. But when the atomic bomb brought World… Read More
Literature, Moderns, Rare Books 101
Collecting Rare Science Fiction: Genesis of a Genre
I’ll let you in on a secret. We sell more than rare books. We sell time travel. Sure, scientists will tell you time travel can’t happen. But bibliophiles know better…. Read More
Literature, Moderns, Videos
The Story of Howl by Allen Ginsberg
In this short film Las Vegas bookseller Embry Clark recounts the daring and controversy behind the 1956 publication of Howl by Allen Ginsberg, and the start of the Beat movement…. Read More
Literature, Moderns, Videos
The Story Behind A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Las Vegas bookseller Christy Shannon explores the creation of this famous dystopian novel. Read More
Literature, Moderns, Videos
Favorite Authors: Virginia Woolf
In this short film, Las Vegas bookseller Mary Olsson tells you why she loves the work of Virginia Woolf. Read More