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Show BOOKMAN'S NOTES By Aurelia Bennion Ernest Hemmingway is working work-ing on a new book which will be his longest one. No date has been set for its publication, but already has had some move offers. of-fers. It is a war novel. Recently George Bernard Shaw has withdrawn his objections objec-tions to an autobiography which he has refused until now. Perhaps Per-haps this will lead to publication publica-tion of letters drawing on the large collection owned by the Gabriel Wells rare book establishment estab-lishment in New York which has the most valuable collection of Shaw's letters. Shaw's standing stand-ing with autograph dealers is shown by the story of a stranger strang-er who wrote to G. B. S. for some financial assistance. Shaw answered with a penny post card on which he wrote: "I cannot can-not lend you money but if you take this card to Gabriel Wells he will buy it from you." Mr. Wells did. Betty McDonald, author of "THE EGG AND I" is working work-ing on a new book which she will call "THE PLAGUE AND I" based on her sojourn in a tuberculosis sanatorium. The author of "A LION IS IN THE STREETS," Adria L. Langley, is at work on a new novel about contemporary life in a middle western town. Douglas Freemason who won the 1934 Pulitzer Biography prize for his "R. E. LEE" is now writing a four volume life of Washington. Even book publishers take to the air. In order to beat the deadline for a special autographed auto-graphed edition of Scotsman Guy McCrone's new trilogy "RED FLUSH," Farrar Straus sent 500 flyleaf s by air to Glasgow Glas-gow where the author, waiting at the airport, autographed them and sent them back by return plane (not mail). It took just 48 hours. James Hilton fans should watch for our copy of his new book which we expect to have. It is called NOTHING STRANGE. Louis Bromfield's new production pro-duction is the first full-length novel in three years "COLORADO." "COLO-RADO." Ben Ames Williams' new one is about LINCOLN-HOUSE LINCOLN-HOUSE DIVIDED. |