May 31, 2011, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the galleries: Bob Woodward’s typed notes about his meeting with Deep Throat Between 1972 and 1976, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein broke one of the biggest stories in American politics. Beginning with their investigation of a burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex, Woodward and Bernstein uncovered a series of crimes that eventually led to the indictments of… read more
May 26, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsIn the galleries: Tennessee Williams tinkers with his Southern image In 1938, Tennessee Williams entered Candles to the Sun in a competition sponsored by the Dramatists Guild in New York City. Williams wrote Candles to the Sun, a play about striking coal miners and the powerlessness of the individual against the collective consciousness, at a time when his sister Rose’s… read more
May 5, 2011, Filed Under: AuthorsNew short story collection by Ransom Center author Julian Barnes released this week Pulse, Julian Barnes’s new book of short stories, came out on Tuesday, May 3. Comprised of 14 stories, Barnes examines the mysteries of love, death, and friendship. The stories traverse Italian vineyards and English seasides, spanning from the eighteenth century to modern day. The Ransom Center acquired Barnes’s archive in… read more
