very few letters

Very Few Letters

— [T. E. Lawrence]. To tell you that in future I shall write very few letters. T. E. S. Printed card, [February 1935], sent by Lawrence to his correspondents in early 1935. O’Brien A161. An uncommon piece of ephemera.

/ from the archives

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Bibliography Week 2026

the A.B.A.A. Bib Week showcase will be held 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday 21 January at the Alliance Française on east 60th street. Open to the public, come say hello if you are in the neighborhood. I’ll be there (Cummins table).

https://bibliographyweek.org/2026/calendar

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If you ever wondered how science fiction writers live on after their death

/ thank you, Bruce Sterling, for this excellent headline

https://brucesterling.tumblr.com/post/796103278446493696/if-you-ever-wondered-how-science-fiction-writers

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Lolly Willowes at 100

Over at Wormwoodiana, I have a centenary celebration of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes or the Loving Huntsman

http://wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2026/01/sylvia-townsend-warners-lolly-willowes.html

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current reading

— Tom La Farge. The Crimson Bears. Part One.  A Hundred Doors. Part Two. [Introduction by Wendy Walker]. Tough Poets Press,  [2025].

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