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Category Archives: Books
Another Year Immersed in Biblichor
Here we are again at the end of another year. It’s a time for stock taking, both literal and metaphorical. Regular followers of Travel Between The Pages may be aware that in real life I am a bookseller. At this … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, History, Libraries, Maps, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Book stores, Bookselling
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Cold Toast & Stale Coffee
Have you ever wondered what writers snack on while they’re working? Then check out this wonderful illustration by San Francisco-based artist Wendy MacNaughton, which appeared in the New York Times Book review earlier this year. You can see more of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka, John Steinbeck, Walt Whitman
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No Re-Gifting
The German publishing house Bastei Lübbe and the bookstore chain Hugendubel have teamed up to create a unique way to end re-gifting of unwanted holiday presents. They have come up with a vending machine where booklovers can insert their disappointing … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe
Tagged booksellers, Germany, Holidays, Munich, Publishers
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Cold Read
Paganella is a fairly typical ski resort in the Italian Dolomites, with one exception; it’s also the home of the Biblio Igloo. For the last two seasons, the Trentino Alto Adige resort has sponsored a pop-up library in a specially … Continue reading
Goes Well With Beer
Dogfish Head is one of our best regional craft brewing companies. Now the microbrewery’s founder Sam Calagione has branched out in an entirely unexpected direction. The former college English major turned brewer has launched a print magazine called Pallet. The … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Film, Music, Photography, Restaurants, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Beer, Craft Beer, Magazines, Microbrewers
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Agree to Disagree
The University of Southern California’s Rossier Graduate School of education created this “Best Books of the 21st Century” infographic. I’ve got some personal quibbles with the selections. What do you think ?
When Is A Book A Camera
Brooklyn-based artist/designer Kelli Anderson has created an amazing little pop-up book that transforms into a working camera. This Book Is A Camera is a brilliantly designed camera obscura that is packaged as a book that comes complete with B&W Ilford … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Photography, Tech
Tagged Camera Obscura, Pin-hole Camera, pop-up books
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Noteworthy ?
Adolf Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto has been freely available in most countries for decades, but for the first time since World War II Mein Kampf will be legally published in Germany. The book, which will include 3,500 scholarly annotations, will be … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, Writing
Tagged Germany, Hitler, Nazis, World War II
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A Book Is A Ticket To Ride
In an effort to encourage more people to read, Brazilian publisher L & PM Pocket gave away a collection of paperback books that doubled as subway tickets for the São Paolo transit system. The ten different titles, ranging from Sherlock … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Maps, Public Transport, South America, Tech, Writing
Tagged Brazil, paperbacks, Sao Paolo, Subways
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