Fragments, Splinters, Toenails
New Issue of Nexus Available
Volume 8 of Nexus, The International Henry Miller Journal is now ready to order! As has come to be expected, the journal continues to break new ground in revealing hidden facets of Henry Miller and his writing…
Jean Kronski Mysteries: Strange Names
The true identity of Jean Kronski has long remained a mystery. In Henry Miller’s published writing she appears variously as the character named Anastasia, Vanya, or Thelma. It is only in Miller’s letters and notes the she carries the name “Jean Kronski” and this is assumed to be the name she used in real life…
New Henry Miller Journal Released
A new issue of Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal has just been released! Volume 7 brings another great roundup of research into Miller and his writing. You can order a copy today from the Nexus website—now at a special low price.
The Spring and Fall of Eve Adams
A new play on the life of Eve Adams and her Greenwich Village tearoom is set to hit the stage in April. June Miller, who worked around the corner from the tearoom at The Pepper Pot will be a character in the play, which foreshadows Eve’s later friendship with Henry Miller in Paris.
Rare Manuscripts Auction
PBA Galleries of San Francisco has announced a major auction of Henry Miller manuscripts and rare documents from the library of Roger Wagner, to be held on March 18, 2010. The stars of the show are Miller’s Paris Notebooks, which are expected to fetch between $100,000 and $150,000.
Jabberwhorl Speaks
Walter Lowenfels, the Jabberwhorl Cronstadt of Black Spring, was one of Miller’s earliest supporters in Paris. In an impressive collection of audio recordings hosted on the University of Pennsylvania web site, Lowenfels recalls his relationship with Miller in the 1930′s.
Nexus Volume 6
Let’s all raise a glass to the fine folks at Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal, whose newly minted volume 6 is now available to order!
Eve Adams
Eve Adams, a peripatetic bookseller in Montparnasse who had been deported from America, helped Henry Miller promote Tropic of Cancer to a general audience on the terrasses of popular expatriate cafes.
Henry Miller’s Paris Guidebooks
In 1930, with the help of a pair of Paris guidebooks, Henry Miller greatly broadened his knowledge of his adopted city and its history.
Bibliophemera Mystery
A bit of a Miller mystery is afoot over at Bibliophemera where Chuck Whiting has gotten hold of a set of correspondence between Miller and an Ohio bookseller named Paul North Jr.
