The Librarian Is In Podcast, Biblio File

Parker, Postman, and Pooh: The Librarian Is In Podcast, Ep. 51

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This week:  a 30-year-old book remains intensely relevant for today's world, Gwen rediscovers Dorothy Parker AND reading Pooh to her pre-schooler and Frank rocks the raps!...(sort of).

Amusing Ourselves to Death:  Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman

Little Free Libraries:  Interrogating the impact of branded book exchange

Mallory Ortberg's Tiny Letter and the archive of The Toast

Dorothy Parker's short story "A Telephone Call"

 

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Linkin Park's fabulous song "In The End"

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What a fun episode! Great

What a fun episode! Great recommendations and am a fellow Dorothy Parker fan! It's funny how you talk about Winnie the Pooh later on because have you read Parker's scathing review of The House at Pooh Corner? http://lithub.com/in-which-winnie-the-pooh-makes-dorothy-parker-throw-up/

Dorothy Parker

Thank you for sharing the short story of Dorothy Parker. As a Dutch person I was not familiar with her work but I found this story so recognizable.