Man of letters

What’s the very best thing about this photo of Lewis Lapham at his desk?

If you said “the giant capital-L paperweight in the lower-left corner,” you are correct! (I want an R.)

Via FSG’s Work in Progress.

4 Responses

    Michael Ramm says:

    Actually, the best thing about this photo for me…not a computer to be found!

    Suzanne says:

    I was going with “No computer.”

    echan says:

    Lewis Lapham is my favorite native San Franciscan. Harper’s was never quite the same after he took a smaller role. Oh, to live the life of an oil heir.

    Robin Sloan says:

    1. I did not know Lewis Lapham was from SF, and
    2. I did not know he was an oil heir!

    Wikipedia-ing now…

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