Nigel Beale, who’s biblio interviews I’ve posted here before, has recently started an online venture The Literary Tourist. After recently purchasing the Book Hunter Press (publishers of the Used Book Lover’s Guides and owners of a massive online database providing traveling bibliophiles with instant access to info on over 8,000 used bookstores worldwide), Nigel has merged it with his already successful [...]
Very cool article via BoingBoing on a gentleman who built a beautiful, fully functioning, printing press for the San Francisco International Airport using steel, bamboo, oak, cork, and rope. Check out the full details with plenty of pictures on the artist’s site here. Another great site that I recently just discovered is You Are Not So [...]
As a huge fan of William Gibson’s work, I have managed to acquire just about every edition published of his work (most signed) and a wonderful assortment of other oddball magazines, ephemera and foreign editions. However, in the good dozen years or so I’ve been collecting Gibson, I’ve never even seen turn up for sale the [...]
This is simply jaw-dropping. The 40 gigapixel panoramic shot of the Strahov Philosophy Library in Prague (off-limits to the general public) allows one to take in the full splendour of the entire library or zoom in with incredible detail and clarity right down to the beautiful gilded details on the spine of a 17th century finely bound treatise. I’ve [...]
The online book auction site Mynotera was recently brought to my attention, and after a couple passes through this week, seems to have a number of interesting books and ephemera for sale on a regular basis. The site is simple, well laid out and seemingly very focused on books, stamps, postcards and other paper ephemera. [...]
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 [...]
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!