D.L. Anderson

To honor the April 1st birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), famous for his a witty meditations on food, the Preservation Department of Duke University Libraries held its fifth annual Edible Book Contest inside the ornate Gothic Reading Room. It’s no joke; bookbinders and bibliophiles from around the world gather to share their best […]

When the ball drops in Times Square to usher in 2010, few people will mourn the passing of 2009. Millions of us lost our jobs and lost our health care. Some of us lost our homes. Most of us, at some point, felt like we had lost our way. Yet when our troubles seem larger […]