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Requiem for a Paper Bag
Requiem for a Paper Bag
Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World  
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Hey! My name is Davy. I make a magazine called Found. We publish notes & letters that folks find on the street.

I asked my favorite writers, musicians, artists & entertainers to tell me about the things they've found.

These are the stories they've shared.

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"Found is a quirky lens into the flotsam and jetsam of humanity."
-- Chicago Tribune
"Found is as unexpected as a tumbleweed."
-- The New Yorker
"I love Found! The tales in this book prove that life is full of surprises; when you keep your eyes on the ground, you never know what you're gonna find!"
-- Drew Barrymore
"Found is a trash picker's and anthropologist's dream come true!"
-- Los Angeles Times
"Found is a powerful fix for thinking voyeurs!"
-- The Boston Globe
"Pick up a copy of Found and be instantly utterly fascinated."
-- The Guardian (UK)
Film Threat, June 13, 2009
...12 midnight, will be FOUND Magazine's Denim and Diamond's Tour 2009, celebrating FOUND's new book, Requiem for a Paper Bag. The event is part of Davy Rothbart's 55-city tour to share his latest finds and newest treasures. One of this year's ...
Toronto Star Online, May 10, 2009
...Found magazine creator Davy Rothbart, who has spent the past eight years collecting and publishing discarded or misplaced personal notes, letters, shopping lists, photographs and the like, admits he allowed the concept of 'finding ...
Metro.us, May 6, 2009
...Rothbart gives an enthusiastic voice to his Found treasures. Davy Rothbart is the curator of an increasingly unusual collection. Since starting Found magazine in 2001, the longtime hoarder of runaway love notes and unusual grocery lists ...