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Milkweed Editions Inc., Charity of the Day

Filed under: Charity, Charity of the Day

Milkweed Editions Inc. was founded in 1979 in Minnesota with the intention of "making a humane impact on society." The independent non-profit publishing house puts out 12 - 20 new books each year and strives to use literature's unique ability to reach people and change their thinking to make the world a better place. They support writing creations of all kinds (fiction, nonfiction, children's, poetry) as long as it conveys a message in keeping with their mission of the essence of the human heart and spirit.

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Rowling Book Sells For Nearly $4 Million

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Filed under: Auctions, Charity

J.K. Rowling's latest book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, just went up for auction and ended up making nowhere near the amount expected. The last of 7 handwritten editions of the book (which will not be published) was expected to go for around $100,000, so I'm sure there were some pleasantly surprised faces when bidding closed just shy of $4 million dollars.

The money will be donated to The Children's Voice, a charity that campaigns for the rights of children in Europe and was co-founded by Rowling and Baroness Nicholson back in 2005. In response to the auction's end Rowling was "ecstatic" and was quoted as saying "It means Christmas has come early to me this year."

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Tags: book, J.K. Rowling, J.k.Rowling, JK Rowling, JkRowling, literature, Rowling, Tales of Beedle the Bard, TalesOfBeedleTheBard

Rare Hemingway Proof Up For Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

The book shown here may not look like much bit it is a rare treasure, the only known inscribed and signed advance of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. ever to surface will be offered at Swann Galleries' auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature on Thursday, November 29.The proof contains Hemingway's handwritten corrections including a dedication to Martha Gellhorn, and is signed and inscribed to Hemingway's longtime friend and employee Toby Otto Bruce. The inscription reads, "To Otto, with much affection and deep appreciation for all he did to make this book." The proof comes with a handmade suede cover that Hemingway used to protect the book while copyreading and it is also signed. The book comes from Bruce's family and has a pre-auction estimate of $75,000 to $125,000.

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Tags: ernest hemingway, ErnestHemingway, for whom the bell tolls, ForWhomTheBellTolls, literature, rare book

Eat Off The Great Works

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

The British Library has created an interesting new literary twist on tableware. The Great Works brand was created for the British Library by Miller & Co. and the each product in the range is decorated with an excerpt from a handwritten manuscript derived exclusively from the British Library's manuscript collection. Charlotte Bronte, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge are among the authors featured. Shown here is the Lewis Carroll collection for children, a bowl, mug and plate which comes a presentation gift box and sells for £34.95.

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Tags: british library, dishes, great works, GreatWorks, literature, tableware

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