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The playwright wanted to run an extra power line to his new farm in New York state. Having received nothing but a string of empty promises, Patrick decided to take matters into his own hands. So he threatened to cut down the executive’s elm tree unless his concerns were properly addressed. The playwright knew a little about getting what he wanted—he had [a Pulitzer Prize](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=864&action=browse&orderBy=saleprice2), after all.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/john-patrick-workaholic-of-the-stage-and-screen) --- ## [Collecting the Legendary L. Frank Baum](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-the-legendary-l-frank-baum) By [Leah Dobrinska](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/leah-dobrinska). May 15, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Legendary Authors](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/legendary-authors), [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Baum_PD.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-the-legendary-l-frank-baum) L. Frank Baum created one of the most enduring settings in all of literature—Oz—not to mention some of our most beloved characters. What’s more, his collected works established a brand of American fairy tale that had never before been seen and has since been the inspiration and influence for countless other writers as well as for children of all ages who are looking to find their place and purpose in the world. L. Frank Baum was a master, and it’s not surprising that his works are some of the most sought-after by book collectors. What follows is a brief discussion of collecting points and ideas for the L. Frank Baum collector.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-the-legendary-l-frank-baum) --- ## [The Magic of Artemis Fowl and Eoin Colfer](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-magic-of-artemis-fowl-and-eoin-colfer) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). May 14, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Movie Tie-Ins](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/movie-tie-ins), [Science Fiction](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/science-fiction) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/artemis_fowl_colfer.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-magic-of-artemis-fowl-and-eoin-colfer) Author Eoin Colfer, best known for his [*Artemis Fowl*](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=eoin+colfer) series, was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1965. His parents instilled in him a love of reading at a young age. He developed an interest in writing in elementary school. Inspired by a history lesson, he began writing adventure stories featuring vikings. Colfer studied education at the University of Dublin and followed in his parents' footsteps to become a school teacher. He spent several years teaching abroad. His first book, *Benny and Omar*, was inspired by his time in Tunisia and published in 1998.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-magic-of-artemis-fowl-and-eoin-colfer) --- ## [Happy Limerick Day: A Brief History of the Limerick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/happy-limerick-day-a-brief-history-of-the-limerick) By [Nick Ostdick](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/nick-ostdick). May 12, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Legendary Authors](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/legendary-authors), [Poetry](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/poetry), [Literature](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/literature) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/owl_and_pussycat.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/happy-limerick-day-a-brief-history-of-the-limerick) On May 12 each year, the international poetry community stops to recognize a quirky, off-kilter poetic form: the limerick. Celebrated on the birthday of English artist, illustrator, and poet [Edward Lear](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=edward+lear) (1812-1888), the holiday pays tribute to the five-line, rhyming form and to Lear himself, who helped popularize the form throughout his career.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/happy-limerick-day-a-brief-history-of-the-limerick) --- ## [The Triumphant Artistic Vision of Camilo José Cela](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-triumphant-artistic-vision-of-camilo-josé-cela) By [Abigail Wheetley](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/abigail-wheetley). May 11, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Nobel Prize Winners](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/nobel-prize-winners) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/cela.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-triumphant-artistic-vision-of-camilo-josé-cela) There are writers who write for the masses, those who write for fame, and those who write for the sake of art. There are others, like Camilo José Cela, who write with a voice to inform, excite, and evoke true response from others, all while still remaining true to himself. It is this virtue, this quest, that allowed the award-winning author to shape his nation’s literary heritage and earned him a spot in the canon of great writers.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-triumphant-artistic-vision-of-camilo-josé-cela) --- ## [When Rivalry Begets Tragedy: The Astor Place Riot](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/when-rivalry-begets-tragedy-the-astor-place-riots) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). May 10, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [History](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/history), [Drama](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/drama) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/shakespeare_chandos_pd.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/when-rivalry-begets-tragedy-the-astor-place-riots) In the 21st century, it’s difficult to imagine a theatrical performance sparking a riot. Even the early twentieth century riots surrounding Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring* (1913) seem far-fetched to modern sensibilities. And the rowdiest of modern entertainments (like concerts or football matches) are only likely to produce mosh pits or individual exchanges of fisticuffs at worst. Perhaps that’s why the Shakespearean kerfuffle that sparked the Astor Place Riot stands out so noticeably in the historical record.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/when-rivalry-begets-tragedy-the-astor-place-riots) --- ## [Watership Down: An Improvised Classic and Bestseller](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/watership-down-an-improvised-classic-and-bestseller) By [Matt Reimann](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/matt-reimann). May 9, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Children's Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/childrens-books) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Richard_Adams_20081116.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/watership-down-an-improvised-classic-and-bestseller) Like many great successes, *Watership Down* began as a sort of accident. Richard Adams was driving his family to a production of *Twelfth Night* when his daughter asked him to tell a story. Put on the spot, he began with a humble sentence: “Once upon a time there were two rabbits, called eh, let me see, Hazel and Fiver, and I'm going to tell you about some of their adventures.” Soon enough, the invention of an entire world would follow.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/watership-down-an-improvised-classic-and-bestseller) --- ## [Great Books for Mother's Day](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/great-books-for-mothers-day) By [Matt Reimann](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/matt-reimann). May 8, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Rare Book Gift Ideas](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/rare-book-gift-ideas) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hs-fs/hub/237126/file-771900046.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/great-books-for-mothers-day) On [Mother’s Day](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=1461&action=browse&orderBy=saleprice2), we pay a most humble tribute to our moms. For many of us, the love and care we receive from our mothers has no equal. If it were treated as a debt, we know a lifespan, let alone a day, would not provide nearly enough time to settle it. Luckily, it is no bill to be paid off. It is a ceremony of appreciation and tribute. And what better way to enrich this day than with some books? Perhaps you’re looking for a last-minute [Mother’s Day gift](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=1461&action=browse&orderBy=saleprice2). Perhaps you are a mother yourself looking for a timely read. Whatever the case, see the book ideas below for inspiration.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/great-books-for-mothers-day) --- ## [Five Little Known Facts About Robert Browning](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-little-known-facts-about-robert-browning) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). May 7, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Legendary Authors](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/legendary-authors), [Poetry](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/poetry) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/browning.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-little-known-facts-about-robert-browning) Renowned English poet [Robert Browning](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=robert+browning) was born in 1812 in the London suburb of Camberwell. Finding school irritating and uninteresting, Browning left formal institutional learning behind and was educated at home by a tutor. He also utilized his father's six thousand volume personal library. By the time he was twelve, he had written his first volume of poetry, though the manuscript does not survive. The course of [Browning's writing career](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=robert+browning) is an interesting one. Initially, his poems and dramatic monologues were well received; Charles Dickens even offered him praise for his monologue, *Paracelsus*. But, as he continued writing and honing his style, many readers and critics believed his poems were too obscure in reference and illusion. It was not until his collection *Men and Women (*1855) that he began to see a more positive response to his work. In 1868, he published his long poem comprised of dramatic monologues, *The Ring and the Book.* This book was critically acclaimed and ushered in a new era of respect and commercial success for Browning. He died in 1889 and is buried in Westminster Abbey in Poet's Corner, near Alfred Lord Tennyson. Here are five interesting facts you might now know about this influential poet.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/five-little-known-facts-about-robert-browning) --- ## [The Enduring Relevance of The Grapes of Wrath](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-enduring-relevance-of-the-grapes-of-wrath) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). May 6, 2016. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Legendary Authors](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/legendary-authors), [Pulitzer Prize](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/pulitzer-prize), [Nobel Prize Winners](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/nobel-prize-winners) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Steinbeck_Grapes_Wrath.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-enduring-relevance-of-the-grapes-of-wrath) Since its publication in 1939, John Steinbeck’s magnum opus [*The Grapes of Wrath*](http://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?orderBy=saleprice2&action=browse&category_id=945)has been one of the most read, most studied, and most talked about works of American literature. The novel earned Steinbeck a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize in addition to being cited by the committee that awarded him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962. Indeed, Steinbeck’s depiction of the Joad family’s journey across Dust Bowl era America has been adapted for both stage and screen, in addition to being marked indelibly into the American imagination, finding new relevance with each passing generation.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-enduring-relevance-of-the-grapes-of-wrath) --- [Previous page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/page/104) [Next page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/page/106) [See a listing of all posts](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/all) | | | --- | This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### About this blog How can I identify a first edition? Where do I learn about caring for books? How should I start collecting? Hear from librarians about amazing collections, learn about historic bindings or printing techniques, get to know other collectors. 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