“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” — Jorge Luis Borges, writer and poet
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We provide a unique look at vintage literary treasures. We’ll tell you if they’re worth reading and why. And where you might be able to find them.
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New Book Reviews
Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Ray Bradbury
Despite having been published almost 75 years ago, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 portrays an analogous—albeit extreme—look similar to the approach taken by many Americans today towards history, education, and intellectual freedom. And as a bonus, it’s a genuinely enthralling sci-fi thriller.
The Haunted Bookshop (1919)
Christopher Morley
Published in 1919, Christopher Morley’s The Haunted Bookshop is the sequel to his 1917 novel Parnassus on Wheels—a happy little novel that I didn’t want to end. But like most sequels, The Haunted Bookshop is mediocre and disappointing.
Anecdotes of Music and Musicians (1948)
Helen L. Kaufmann
Anecdotes of Music and Musicians by Helen L. Kaufmann is a light and fluffy collection of stories about famous composers, lyricists, and musicians spanning the 17th through the 20th centuries. Not a book to be taken too seriously, much of it is akin to the old humor sections in Reader’s Digest.
Coming Soon!
London Stories (1882)
John O’London
Greatest Short Stories, Vol. V (1940)
P.F. Collier & Son (editors)
The Boys of Summer (1971)
Roger Kahn
Inside the Lines (1915)
Earl Derr Biggers & Robert Welles Ritchie
June’s Featured Review
Children of the Archbishop by Norman Collins (1951)
Quote of the Month
“And when people shrink from competition and arrange matters so that they never have to compete, there is only one possible interpretation: those people are afraid they cannot win.”
From Color Blind by Margaret Halsey (1946)
Read a Banned Book!
Good Old Reads supports the awareness efforts of the American Library Association, PEN America, and the Texas Freedom to Read Project regarding the wholesale book bans in American public schools and libraries.
