1. Happy birthday to legendary writer Ernest Hemingway … and happy Caturday to you! The author of classics such as “The Old Man And The Sea” and “A Farewell To Arms” was a known cat fanatic, who once said “One cat just leads to another.” The photo above from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum shows Hemingway hanging with one of his cats in his home in Cuba (we have Hemingway photos, too, but alas, not with his kitties). The Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West is also known for its cats, which roam the premises freely and are descendents of Hemingway’s six-toed cat Snowball. There’s even a book called “Hemingway’s Cats,” which we have in our research collection. We also have plenty of books written by him, so check one out in his honor! Happy Caturday, and happy birthday, Hemingway!

    Happy birthday to legendary writer Ernest Hemingway … and happy Caturday to you! The author of classics such as “The Old Man And The Sea” and “A Farewell To Arms” was a known cat fanatic, who once said “One cat just leads to another.” The photo above from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum shows Hemingway hanging with one of his cats in his home in Cuba (we have Hemingway photos, too, but alas, not with his kitties). The Hemingway Home and Museum in Key West is also known for its cats, which roam the premises freely and are descendents of Hemingway’s six-toed cat Snowball. There’s even a book called “Hemingway’s Cats,” which we have in our research collection. We also have plenty of books written by him, so check one out in his honor! Happy Caturday, and happy birthday, Hemingway!

  2. Read Frankenstein like you’ve never read or explored it before in our new free iPad app, which is now ALIVE, er, live. Check out the web component or download the app here. The second edition of Biblion (which follows last year’s World’s Fair app, named one of Apple’s top education apps for iPad for 2011) is focused onFrankenstein and other works by the Shelleys and their circle. It features digitized original documents (such as the original Frankenstein manuscript, which you can compare to the version we all know now, a book of Percy Shelley’s poetry, and much, much more), original essays by students, staff, scholars and others on topics related toFrankenstein, and an Ask Biblion feature that allows users to answer questions and see answers from others. There’s a lot to explore, so download it and start!

    Read Frankenstein like you’ve never read or explored it before in our new free iPad app, which is now ALIVE, er, live. Check out the web component or download the app here. The second edition of Biblion (which follows last year’s World’s Fair app, named one of Apple’s top education apps for iPad for 2011) is focused onFrankenstein and other works by the Shelleys and their circle. It features digitized original documents (such as the original Frankenstein manuscript, which you can compare to the version we all know now, a book of Percy Shelley’s poetry, and much, much more), original essays by students, staff, scholars and others on topics related toFrankenstein, and an Ask Biblion feature that allows users to answer questions and see answers from others. There’s a lot to explore, so download it and start!

  3. Today we conclude our week of posting photographs of Rock icons and legends in celebration of the opening of Patrick Harbron’s Rock and Roll Photography Exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. We decided to post this rarely seen portrait that Patrick of Ray Charles. Can you say awesome?

    Today we conclude our week of posting photographs of Rock icons and legends in celebration of the opening of Patrick Harbron’s Rock and Roll Photography Exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. We decided to post this rarely seen portrait that Patrick of Ray Charles. Can you say awesome?