Ottawa Press Gang member Natasha Herman’s Redbone Bindery was highlighted in an excellent article in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday covering the history of her love for books and the restoration work she does to keep old treasures alive. I have called upon Natasha’s skills in the past a few times and have always been overjoyed at the fine craftmanship [...]
Locus Magazine has released their 2010 Recommended Sci-fi/Fantasy Reading List covering a wide range of the year’s best novels, novellas, anthologies and short stories in both genres. Definitely worth taking a look at if your looking for ideas on what to dive into next.
Saw this link on another bookish blog and just had to share. The Great Gatsby, argueably one of the most important works of 20th Century literature, done up NES style and converted for play on the web. Adventure on as Nick Carraway and battle against hoards of mopy butlers, drunks and other wanton guests, while collectiong coins and martinis to bolster [...]
The Bowler Press will be shortly releasing a new Austen broadside (Captain Wentworth’s love letter to Anne Elliot from Persuasion) in support of their next ambitious project Pride & Prejudice. Photos and broadside details (along with how to acquire a copy) can be found on the Bowler Press website here, or through the Bytown Bookshop as [...]
A fun little post by the gentleman over at the Bookride on what Qualities Needed in a Bookseller (note: one need not necessarily possess all the qualities listed, just a good handful!)
Heavenly Monkey Editions will be debuting there latest title, The WunderCabinet, at the upcoming Codex Book Fair in Berkeley, California. The entire edition has been fully subscribed for some time, so Codex may be a rare opportunity to see the book in person. The book is the latest collaboration between author/designer Barbara Hodgson and bookbinder Claudia Cohen, combining and reflecting upon their [...]
Found this nifty sock pattern, that works the first verse of Beowulf across a fine pair, at the very creative Sanguine Griffon website. Who wouldn’t fancy slipping into a pair of these before curling up in front of the fire with a book. Just need to find me a knitter!