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Category Archives: Books
Actual Cultural Appropriation
These days we hear the term cultural appropriation in reference to everything from music to hair styles, but there are more serious instances where the phrase takes on real significance. For example, a recently completed exhibition at London’s British Library Ritblat Treasures … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Art, Books, History, Libraries, Museums
Tagged colonialism, Ethiopia, imperialism, medieval manuscripts
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Embrace Vellichor
Revel in vellichor and forget your worries.
Books are there for you
This encouraging message was recently spotted on the sidewalk chalkboard outside of Books A Plenty indie bookshop in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Writing
Tagged Bay of Plenty, Bookselling, New Zealand, Reading, Tauranga
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NYC Way-Back Machine
Many years ago, when I made the transition from book collector to bookseller, a client asked me to locate a copy of “The Picture of New-York, Or The Traveller’s Guide Through The Commercial Metropolis of the United States, By a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Maps, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Internet Archive, New York City, Travel Guidebooks
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As Important As The Eiffel Tower ?
Les Bouquinistes, the booksellers whose iconic green stalls have lined the River Seine in the heart of Paris for more than two hundred years, are campaigning to be recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural treasure. Jerome Callais, the president of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, Paris, UNESCO World Heritage
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Read Dostoyevsky
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Writing
Tagged Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian literature
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Anthony Bourdain and the Magic of Print
Although he was best known for his hit travel and food shows, Anthony Bourdain also made a series of videos with Balvenie Distillery celebrating American crafts and craftspeople. In Episode Five he visited San Francisco’s famed Arion Press to meet … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 