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Category Archives: Books
Avoid the Day: Bookstore Tourism
Avoid the Day Bookstore & Cafe began life as an itinerant pop-up about two years ago around the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City Borough of Queens. Last week, co-owners Jianna and Jason Heurer manifested their shared dream to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Restaurants, USA
Tagged Far Rockaway, NYC, Queens, Rockaway Beach
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It’s Always Caturday at this bookshop
Otis & Clementine’s Books & Coffee is a bookshop and cafe that always has a few visiting foster kittens in stock, all of whom are up for adoption. The book shop, just outside of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, has … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada
Tagged bookstore cats, caturday, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Illustrious Illustrations
For book geeks like me, this huge online library of thousands of old book illustrations is a time-sucking rabbit hole. But if you are game, it offers a treasure trove of searchable images by name, artist, source, date, and which … Continue reading
Smiley’s People
I’m a huge fan of John le Carré and have read everything that he’s written. No matter how one may feel about his politics, he’s the undisputed master of the espionage novel. Artist Matt Taylor has illustrated a quite number … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Cold War, espionage, Fiction, John Le Carre, The Night Manager
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Five Oceans in a Teaspoon
Five Oceans in a Teaspoon is a collaboration between artist/writer Warren Lehrer and poet/investigative journalist Dennis J Bernstein (Paper Crown Press, 2019) that reunites the oral and pictorial traditions of storytelling with the printed page.
Take a closer look at your library
Libraries Ireland has launched a new national advertising campaign asking everyone to “Take a Closer Look” at what their local library has to offer. A new video features real libraries and librarians and is part a wider national strategy to increase library … Continue reading
Reading Pavilion
Located in the heart of Mumbai, in the gardens of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum, the BookWorm Pavilion was designed as an outdoor reading space and library for both children and adults. The peaceful library is an impressive … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Asia, Books, Libraries
Tagged India, literacy, Mumbai, Reading
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Welcome to Bookshop!
Last week, a new online book retailer model launched the beta version of its innovative site.Indeed, Bookshop.org has gone live with the mission to “financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community.” Founded by the publisher and entrepreneur … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Amazon, Bookselling, Bookstores, indie bookstores
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