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Category Archives: Books
Book Selling Is A Dirty Business
These days authors and booksellers have to dig deep to find new ways to garner attention for new releases. To promote the new children’s title Sam and Dave Dig a Hole creators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen enlisted the help … Continue reading
Poe Comes Home
Tomorrow afternoon, a new bronze statue “Poe Returns To Boston” will be unveiled at Edgar Allan Poe Square, close to the Boston Commons and the iconic author’s birthplace. Almost 165 years to the day after his death at age 40, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Boston, Boston Commons, Edgar Allan Poe
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Qwerty Portraits
Brazilian artist Álvaro Franca uses old electric and manual typewriters to create these amazing portraits of iconic authors like J.D. Salinger, Clarice Lispector, Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac. This little video demonstrates how it’s done.
Posted in Art, Books, South America, Tech, Writing
Tagged Charles Bukowski, Clarice Lispector, J.D. Salinger, Jack Kerouac
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America’s Favorite Family
You’ve loved the Simpsons for years, but how well do you really know America’s favorite family ? Now their creator Matt Groening’s new book The Simpson Family (Abrams) reveals a quarter of a century of Simpson facts in a fun … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, History, USA
Tagged Matt Groening, Simpsons, Television in the United States
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Welcome to Wigtown
Located in beautiful Dumfries and Galloway, Wigtown is Scotland’s National Book Town. Often overshadowed by Hay-on-Wye, south-west Scotland’s own has always tried harder. Now, Wigtown has come up with the “Open Book” project, which will offer bibliophiles and other creative types … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Book Towns, Bookshops, Scotland, Wigtown
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Words Count
Posted in Books, ebooks, Europe, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Dickens, George R. R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, Tolstoy, Victor Hugo
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