For August, Literati Pulp is celebrating Used Bookstores. Our Dublin Correspondent Lee Cross shares his best picks of bookshops in Dublin that every literature-lover should visit. Follow #UsedBookStores on Twitter for our latest bookshop adventures. by Lee Cross Chapters (Parnell St – North End O’Connell Street) I’m never one for describing something as, “the … Continue reading Top 7 Bookshops in Dublin
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28 Literature Cocktail Names
Throwing a Book party? Want to give your cocktails that splash of literature twist? Here is a list of suggested names for Literature Cocktails... Blood Mary-dian Scotch Fizz-gerald The Last of the Mojitos The Catcher in the Double Rye For Whom the Bellini Tolls Sidecar Named Desire Tequila Mockingbird The Old (Fashioned) Man and The … Continue reading 28 Literature Cocktail Names
Totally Real, Horrible Book Covers
by Regina Kenney They tell us not to judge a book on its cover - but you can certainly judge this publishing company on their god-awful choices for book covers on famous literature. I don't know if these are computer generated or chosen by an intern who doesn't know how to use wikipedia, but your … Continue reading Totally Real, Horrible Book Covers
31 Book Club Name Suggestions
by Regina Kenney Book Club names, much like Improv Troupes, tend to be riddled with puns, inside jokes, obscure references and perhaps a splash of that 'internal groan when you hear it' eyeball roll. But, hey, you need to a name for that something you do once a month when you sit in a circle … Continue reading 31 Book Club Name Suggestions
8 Books for the 8 Weeks of Summer
by Lee Cross Looking for a few books to read in the sunny summer months? Perhaps with a quite glass of you favourite tipple? Well, you can’t wrong with… 1 – The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson “That guy is a Psychopath”, have you ever said that? Has anyone ever said it about you? … Continue reading 8 Books for the 8 Weeks of Summer
9 Great Literature Quotes About Beer
Thirsty? So were these great authors when they wrote about ale. Wet your mind with these 10 great literature quotes about beer. [Collected by Regina Kenney] “Beer's intellectual. What a shame so many idiots drink it.” ― Ray Bradbury, The October Country “Oh, this beer here is cold, cold and hop-bitter, no point coming up … Continue reading 9 Great Literature Quotes About Beer
5 Great Poems About Drinking
Here are 5 great poems about drinking for a Saturday night. [Collected by Regina Kenney] Get Drunk by Charles Baudelaire Always be drunk. That's it. The great imperative. In order not to feel the horrible burden of Time bruise your shoulders, grinding you into the earth, Get drunk and stay drunk. But on what? On wine, … Continue reading 5 Great Poems About Drinking
6 Great Literature Quotes about June
A collection of great quotes from poetry and books about the month of June.[Collected by Regina Kenney] “Green was the silence, wet was the light,the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets “I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”― L.M. … Continue reading 6 Great Literature Quotes about June
Top 10 Quotes From ‘The Little Prince’
The top ten best quotes from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” “All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it.” “What makes the desert … Continue reading Top 10 Quotes From ‘The Little Prince’
10 Great Poetry Quotes about Spring
10 great quotes about spring from famous poems. [Quotes collected and photos by Regina Kenney] “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ― Pablo Neruda “It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke What a strange thing! to … Continue reading 10 Great Poetry Quotes about Spring
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