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Category Archives: Books
Give A Book This Christmas
Bloomsbury Publishing—whose authors include Neil Gaiman, J.K. Rowling and Khaled Hosseini—produced this little video to remind folks of the power of reading and the importance of great writing in our lives.
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Writing
Tagged Elizabeth Gilbert, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Winston Churchill
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Adventures in going nowhere
It may be surprising to discover that the renowned travel writer Pico Iyer thinks that sitting quietly in a room might be the ultimate travel adventure. In his recently released book The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere Iyer … Continue reading
Take a kid to a bookstore (please)
Tomorrow is the Fifth Annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day. More than 750 bookshops in all of the 50 U.S. States, plus bookstores in 7 Canadian Provinces, Germany, the UK and Australia, will be hosting special events to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, Europe, USA, Writing
Tagged Children's literature, Independent bookstore, indie bookstores
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Fame Is Relative
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Harper Lee, Ken Kesey, Pearl S Buck
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Indies First
For the second year, Indies First—the campaign in support of independent bookstores—is celebrating Small Business Saturday by turning authors into volunteer booksellers at bookshops across the United States. The now annual event brings together writers, readers and booksellers to support … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Coral Gables, Homer, Independent bookstore, Small Business Saturday
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Save London’s Only Floating Bookshop
A few months back we posted story about London’s only floating bookshop Word on the Water. The terrific secondhand shop, moored on the Regent’s Canal in west London, is facing an existential threat from the Canal & River Trust which is planning to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged London, Paddington Station, Regent's Canal
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The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files
h/t to follower Akira O for the link to this video series Based on the bestselling novels by En Mikami, “The Biblia Antiquarian Bookshop Case Files” (Biburia Koshodo no jiken techo) is a popular Japanese television series that features Shioriko, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Crunchyroll, Japan, Television
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The Last Bookstore
Arizona-based photographer Bryan David Griffith spent the better part of the last year traveling around the United States in an old camper documenting the surviving and thriving American independent bookstore. Using a large format camera, Griffith created a project called “The Last … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Photography, USA
Tagged American Booksellers Association, Bookstores, indie bookstores
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Books Everyone Should Read
Writer and designer David McCandless created this challenging infographic for his new book Knowledge Is Beautiful. How many have you read ?
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged George Orwell, Karl Marx, Rachel Carson, Truman Capote
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Reality Simulator
This wonderful short film explains why literature matters and what books do for us. The animation is by Marcus Armitage and Ignatz Johnson Higham with voice over by Alain de Botton, who wrote the script.
