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Closet Book Meme

Responding to my friend David’s meme (he of Pious Fabrications, a fine God-Blog), this was the closest book at hand:

Dag Hammerskjöld’s Markings:In Thee, Spirit.

In Stillness.

Thine-for Thy will is my destiny,

Dedicated-for my destiny is to be used and used up according to Thy will.

The game is explained here, courtesy of David:

I got tagged with this meme:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

Tag: Born Again Redneck, Heaven Tree, Mystery Cookie, NicoleB, Katherine

Borges and the Foreseeable Future

Many thanks to Deus Ex Machina for posting this story on the real godfather of the Internet (choke on it, Al Gore!), Jorge Luis Borges.

You may need to subscribe (it’s free) to read this story.

H.P. Lovecraft & Cthulhu

Zeehat makes a wonderful post on one of the icons of horror.

The Hesperus Press Blog

From doing a random search on Shelfari, I came across this stunningly interesting book blog run by what seems to be a friendly and helpful poster, judging by some comments made.  It’ll be worth your time to look at it.

Book revival signals a calmer Baghdad

What better way than to inaugurate this blog with good news? Baghdad’s literati have a place to shop after having lost it thanks to Salafist goons and general chaos. If there’s anyone out there who knows how to donate books to these folks, do let us know!

Welcome to Men of Letters!

This site will serve as a place to document interesting literary releases, link to good book reviews and document our taste in letters.