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Category Archives: Books
According to Philip Pullman
Illustrations ©Nathan Gelgud
Into The Wild
The South Africa-based design studio Muti has released a killer series of book cover redesigns for group of iconic novels. I love the fresh typography and the great color palette.
Posted in Africa, Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Chinua Achebe, Cormac McCarthy, Ernest Hemingway, Frank Herbert, J. R. R. Tolkien
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First of all, it was October
Something Wicked this Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
Bookstore Tourism : Asheville
This year, Asheville, North Carolina Firestorm Bookstore Co-op celebrated its 10th anniversary. The worker-owned and operated bookshop and cafe is committed to a not-for-profit model with earnings going to local community nonprofit groups and causes. If this sounds radical to you, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged Asheville, North Carolina, radical bookstores
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Stand Up To Censorship
The annual Banned Books Week this year has a new theme: Banning books silences voices. But as always, BBW focuses on raising awareness about the constant threat of censorship.
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged censorship, Reading
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Washington D.C. : Word on the Street
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Kramer Books, Washington D.C
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How Airports Work
When I was a young child my Grandfather had a job that took him all over the world for work. I always begged to go along to the airport to drop him off or pick him up for flights. The … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Art, Books, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Air Travel, airports, travel books
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It’s Raturday
For equal time Raturday, we have Robert Browning’s 1888 version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin illustrated by Kate Greenaway. The text of the volume published by Frederick Warne and Co. was based on a 17th century English take on the 13th … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe
Tagged book illustration, folk tales, Kate Greenaway, Robert Browning
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Bighearted Bookstore
Bank Square Books, Mystic, Conn., is responding to a recent theft in the store with an inspiring act of generosity. On Facebook, Bank Square posted: “On Saturday, our cash drawer was robbedwhile one of our employees was taking a lunch … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Mystic Connecticut, Mystic Seaport
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