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Category Archives: Books
Is This The Prequel You’ve Been Waiting For?
Suzanne Collins, author of the blockbuster best-selling, major-motion-picture-adapted Hunger Games trilogy, has done what most writers of runaway best-selling, major-motion-picture-adapted book series eventually do, and has gone and written a prequel. The prequel, titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, movies, Writing
Tagged Hunger Games, Publishing, Suzanne Collins, YA novels
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Book a bed at the BookBar
The next time that I visit Denver, I will definitely be staying at the BookBar’s BookBed. The AirBnB rental is a spacious 1896 one-bedroom apartment located above popular book store and wine bar, BookBar. This vacation rental is owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookstore Tourism, Colorado, Denver
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Not Available in Paperback
The Louisiana State University Special Collections Library has recently announced an exciting new acquisition. This is a rare copy of Hartmann Schedel’s The Nuremberg Chronicle, printed in 1493 in Germany, in the city that gives the work its name. This incunabula represents one of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Maps, Writing
Tagged Germany, Incunabula, Publishing and Printing
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Fountain of Books
If you have ever been to Rome, you have probably noticed the proliferation of fountains dotted around the city. One of my favorites has always been a small fountain on a side street near the National Archives. The Fontana dei … Continue reading
Because the Night
h/t Todd Alcott
Anthony Bourdain : World Travel
Before his untimely death, Anthony Bourdain was working on a travel guide with his long-time assistant and coauthor Laurie Woolever. The guide was designed to distill what he learned from his travels as a TV personality and celebrity chef. Based … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Restaurants, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Travel Guidebooks
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Gandalf has a blog
Starting in 1999 with his casting as Gandalf and continuing through 2003, Ian McKellan wrote a blog called The Grey Book about his experiences starring in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. If you are a fan, you’ll find … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, movies, Writing
Tagged J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, New Zealand, the Hobbit
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Booksellers Join The Fight
The wildfires currently raging in Australia have burned millions of acres and devastated the country’s wildlife. To date, twenty-five people have also died as a result of the months-long blaze.Now, the book community is rallying around those working overtime to … Continue reading
