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350,000 books up for sale

Richard — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:12:49 +0000

Famed author and bookstore proprietor Larry McMurtry will be downsizing his store “Booked Up” in Archer, Texas, early August by shedding over 350,000 books by auction. A good article on this massive auction can be found on the Fine Books & Collections website.

And I thought the 40,000+ books we sold off when closing down the storefront side of the business was daunting!

Books Pouring Out of Buildings

Richard — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:21:50 +0000

Interesting, and rather eye-catching, sculptures by artist Alicia Martin. Somehow I feel this scene could just have easily been pulled from my wife’s dreams…

Art on the Lawn – September 7-8 in Deep River

Richard — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:40:02 +0000

Advanced notice of another great arts event held in Deep River early this fall.

Rockcliffe Park Spring Book Fair

Richard — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:59:20 +0000

Rockcliffe Park Public Library Annual Book Sale
April 14-15, 2012
380 Springfield Road, Ottawa
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday
12:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday
Proceeds go to support the Rockcliffe Park branch of the OPL.

Typophile Events Coming Up in Toronto

Richard — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:46:09 +0000

Dates to add to the Calendar

Richard — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:00:50 +0000

Here are a few bookish events to add to your calendar for the upcoming year:

Mini-Mammoth used book sale
The Friends of the Ottawa Public Library hold a sale one Saturday every month of the school year to replace the annual Mammoth Used Book Sale, so keep an eye on their website for upcoming dates. The next sale is:

Central Archives and Library Materials Centre (100 Tallwood Drive)
Saturday, March 24th – 10am to 2pm

Hawthorne United Church 4th Annual Used Book Sale
2244 Russell Rd. (between Smyth & Walkley)
Paperback 50 cents, Hardcover $1.00

Ottawa International Writers Festival
April 26-30, 2012, venues across Ottawa

Great Glebe Garage Sale
May 26th at various locations throughout the Glebe

Ottawa Small Press Book Fair
spring 2012 edition
will be happening Saturday, June 30, 2012
in room 203 of the Jack Purcell Community Centre (Elgin St. at 320 Jack Purcell Lane).
contact rob at az421@freenet.carleton.ca to sign up for a table, etc.

Ottawa Antiquarian Book Fair
Sunday, November 4th at Tudor Hall

Looking for Linotype?

Richard — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:02:07 +0000

An Ottawa Press Gang member brought to our attention a friend of hers who owns a Linotype machine and casts type slugs to order for letterpress artists. They have a great selection of typefaces to choose from and plenty of ornaments to compliment your work. You can find them online at www.linotypesetting.com. Be sure to check out the Photos link to see the Linotype machine and the casting shop they work from.

The Exile’s Papers: The Dirt’s Passion is Flesh Sorrow

Richard — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:04:14 +0000

The Exile’s Papers by Wayne Clifford

Part three of what will eventually become a four part, 800 sonnet magnum opus for Clifford, The Exile’s Papers: The Dirt’s Passion is Flesh Sorrow deftly makes use of the sonnet (with creatively crafted form as demonstrated through nested parenthesis in That small lie about the soul) to paint vivid images of passion and politics, to uncertainty and archetypal experience. Trace Clifford’s beautifully woven narrative lines through recurring voices such as the colonel in The Demon series, a dark haunting set of war sonnets. As with the first two installments of The Exile’s Papers quartet, The Dirt’s Passion is Flesh Sorrow leaves the reader challenged and changed, both conceptually and intellectually.

The books of The Exile’s Papers series are published by the Porcupine’s Quill, and are available from their site here and at local independent bookstore like Collected Works.

Art of the Book 2013

Richard — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:57:19 +0000

The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) is thrilled to announce it is in the planning stages of Art of the Book 2013, a juried exhibition of members’ work.

Submissions are welcomed from the traditional to cutting edge design. The categories will be: Fine Binding; Papermaking; Paper Decorating; Calligraphy; Box Making; Fine Printing; and Artists’ Books.

The exhibit will open in Calgary, Alberta, in July 2013 with an associated conference and workshops. A full-colour printed catalogue will be produced by CBBAG and will depict selected works, plus binding descriptions and biographical statements by each artist. The show will be available to travel from January 2013 through 2014.

Up to three works per member may be submitted. The entry fee for one to three works will be $30, and work must have been completed after January 1, 2010. (Non-members who wish to enter will have the price of a year membership added to their entry fee, or to become a member of CBBAG, join online at: www.cbbag.ca/membership.html)

Full details and the Intent to Entery Form will be available online soon.

Questions or comments? Please contact: artofthebook2013@gmail.com

CBBAG Book Arts Fair 2012

Richard — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:23:53 +0000

CBBAG Book Arts Fair, Saturday, June 16, 2012, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CBBAG will be holding a Book Arts Fair in Toronto on June 16, 2012, at Eastminster United Church on Danforth Avenue, next to the Carrot Common. Admission is free for the general public. CBBAG members are welcome to exhibit (and you can join CBBAG to become an exhibitor). Table fees are $50 each, and $65 for suppliers (suppliers need not be CBBAG members to exhibit). Click here for full details.