Category Archives: Books

Caturdays

Posted on August 17, 2019 by

 

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Joy of Books

Posted on August 13, 2019 by

A big h/t to the clever folks at Type Books in Toronto, Canada for this marvelous little video.

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Dog Days of Summer

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

July 12th to August 20th are the official “Dog Days of Summer,” the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which in astrology is connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.Here … Continue reading →

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Feed Your Head

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RIP Toni Morrison

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

You think dark is just one color, but it ain’t. There’re five or six kinds of black. Some silky, some woolly. Some just empty. Some like fingers. And it don’t stay still, it moves and changes from one kind of … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism: The Wandering Bookshop

Posted on August 7, 2019 by

Jean-Jacques Megel-Nuber wanted to open a bookshop, but he also wanted to be free to travel around France. Fortunately he discovered a way to accomplish both goals. Now he visits rural towns and villages in his itinerant bookshop that also … Continue reading →

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Book It

Posted on August 6, 2019 by

 

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Read and Return

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

When I travel, I usually pack way too much reading material. However, that never stops me from buying a book (or two) from an airport bookshop or newstand. Now there’s a program for compulsive book buyers like me that allows … Continue reading →

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Visit New Byblos in the Springtime

Posted on August 2, 2019 by

I am an enormous fan of Israeli sci-fi writer Lavie Tidhar, if you haven’t read his work, it’s worth checking-out. So, I was intrigued to discover that he has teamed-up with puzzle writer Jake Olefsky to create an interactive sci-fi … Continue reading →

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A festival for us (bibliophiles)

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

Now that it’s officially August, I was checking to see when the National Book Festival was happening in Washington D.C. and I found the wonderful poster for this year’s event. If you can make it to DC, it’s always worth … Continue reading →

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