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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Visit Newark (really)
The Harlem Book Fair is coming to Newark, New Jersey for the first time and celebrating two days of literary-filled events next week. Newark Mayor Cory Booker and city leaders kicked off the “2012 as Year of Newark Literacy” campaign … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA
Tagged Cory Booker, National Library Week, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newark Public Library
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What’s That Smell
For dyed-in-the-wool bibliophiles there’s nothing quite as pleasing as the unique aroma of old books. When we enter an antiquarian bookshop or historic library, we invariably assume the soporific mien of a somnambulist. Now, our friends at Abebooks.com in conjunction with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries
Tagged AbeBooks, Abebooks.com, Bibliophilia
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I Want To Go To There
Koh Samui is the third largest island in Thailand and one of the most popular destinations for travelers. The tropical beach resort offers all types of accommodations ranging from backpacker bungalows to five star resort complexes, but bibliophiles will only … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism
Tagged Ko Samui, Koh Samui, Thailand
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Silent World
Lucie and Simon are Paris-based artists/photographers/videographers who create suspenseful and enticing works that invite the viewer to create a personal narrative for their stunning work. The eerie, post-apocalyptic environment of their film Silent World is a sterling example, with spot-on … Continue reading
Peace Through Literature
Argentinian artist/activist Raul Lemesoff has found a unique way to promote his “peace through literature” project. Lemesoff has transformed his old 1979 Ford Falcon into a traveling library shaped like a tank. The Arma De Instruccion Masiva or Weapon of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, South America
Tagged Argentina, Arma De Instruccion Masiva, Buenos Aires, Lemesoff, Raul Lemesoff
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Spies of Warsaw
According to sources at BBC plans have been completed for production of Spies of Warsaw, a two part historical spy drama adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais from Alan Furst’s acclaimed novel. David Tennant (Doctor Who) has been … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, History
Tagged Alan Furst, BBC, David Tennant, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Janet Montgomery, Spies of Warsaw
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Cloud Book Study
New York City-based artist Heidi Neilson’s project Cloud Book Study is both a book, which flipped through at high-speed reveals a time-lapse cloud study and a time-lapse film of clouds flying across the pages. The 50-second video below shows a quick … Continue reading
Classes Are For Asses
Here it is already halfway through National Poetry Month and nary a post about poetry ( or Charles Bukowski ). Well, here’s an amusing missive from Bukowski to his friend and fellow poet Willam Packard written at the very end … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA
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Saving Pompeii
The European Commission, along with the Italian government, has announced a four-year, € 105 milion plan to protect and improve the archeological site at Pompeii. Dubbed Grande Progetto Pompei, or the Great Pompeii Project, the plan is the result of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Museums, Tourism
Tagged European Commission, European Union, Pompei, Pompeii
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Stressing at the Strand
The Strand Bookstore at 12th and Broadway in NYC is one of the few remaining oldschool bookshops in the city selling secondhand, new, out-of-print and collectible books. The Strand, established in 1927, has managed to weather the devastation that has … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Greg Farrell, New York, New York City, Strand Bookstore, Union Square
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