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Category Archives: Books
The Definitive Guide to Banned Books
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, History, Writing
Tagged Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Joseph Heller, Lewis Carroll
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Library Inside Out
This month, the New York Public Library is celebrating the joy of reading with its “I Read Everywhere” program. Readers, writers and librarians are being asked to share photos of their favorite summer reading spots with the hashtag #ireadeverywhere. The … Continue reading
Change at Crossroads for Casterly Rock
Designer Michael Tyznik has produced a set of terrific maps imagining a fully developed Westeros rail transit network. If you’re not a George R. R. Martin fan, this will mean nothing to you. If you are, check out all of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Maps, USA
Tagged Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Song of Fire and Ice, Westeros
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Just Books, No Cookies
h/t to the Greene County Public Library
Posted in Animation, Books, Libraries, movies, Writing
Tagged Ghost Busters, Muppets, Seinfeld
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Small World Big Art
Small World Books is a haven for book, music and art lovers in Rochester, New York. Last month, the secondhand bookshop owner Rocco Pellegrino commissioned this lovely wall mural by peripatetic Italian artist/illustrator/designer Alice Pasquini for his city’s 4th annual Wall\Therapy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism
Tagged Book stores, Mural Art, Rochester, Street Art
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Is Everyone Writing A Novel ?
New York City-based artist, writer and composer Cory Arcangel started an innocuous Twitter feed called “Working On My Novel” two years ago. Using only retweets of the phrase, Arcangel has just published a book which pulls together a curated selection … Continue reading
Monday is majorly miscellaneous
French Lessons What comes Afterglobe ? Isn’t a great bookstore worth traveling for ? See if these inspire. Venice is a time machine. Do you know the French Raymond Chandler ? If you can’t reach me, I’ll be spending the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Italo Calvino, New Yorker, Raymond Chandler, Venice, Wilder Quaterly
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I Like Big Books
Founded in 1980, Pioneer Book store in Provo, Utah carries a wide selection of used, antiquarian, rare and out-of-print titles from the 17th through 21st centuries. Last week the popular bookshop unveiled its wonderful new façade featuring a huge bookshelf … Continue reading
Altered Books
Minneapolis-based artist Joseph Decamillis resuscitates discarded old books by reworking the covers with inserted miniature oil paintings on copper and steel plates. Decamillis’ work transforms the volumes into sculptural pieces while adding a new narrative dimension with his postage stamp … Continue reading
Literary Ireland
Ireland a Literary Atlas maps the rich literary heritage of Ireland. The infographic was produced by BuyBooks.ie and designed by UK-based NeoMan Studios. Too bad they left out my favorite contemporary Irish writer Kevin Barry.
