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Category Archives: Books
So Many Books, So Little Time
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Book stores, Books
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It Must be the Flag of My Own Disposition
A while back we posted a story on artist Matt Kalish’s awesome project to illustrate every page of Moby Dick . That challenging enterprise inspired Philadelphia-based illustrator Allen Crawford to hand-letter and illustrate his own version of Walt Whiman’s “Song … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Book Art, Leaves of Grass, Melville, Poetry, Song of Myself, Whitman
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Books Predict The Future
Posted in Books, Tech, Writing
Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, George Orwell, H.G. Wells, Jonathan Swift, Jules Verne
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For the Library Geeks
Here in the U.S. there are two main types of library classification systems: Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress. This helpful infographic created by Michael Newhouse is a handy guide for the biblio perplexed.
Reading In The Mobile Era
This week UNESCO released a fascinating report on Reading In The Mobile Era in the developing world. Based on over 4,000 surveys, completed in seven nations—Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Nigeria , Pakistan, Uganda and Zimbabwe—the report provides a detailed snapshot of how … Continue reading
What’s On Your Book Shelf
Mike Hanski from the site Bid4Paper has created this interesting infographic titled, “You Are What You Read,” which looks at the reading lists of a diverse set of influential people—living and dead.
Bloomsbury, Soho & South Kensington
The American fashion retailer J Crew has recently celebrated the addition of three London shops—including a flagship Regent Street store—by teaming with the ultra-hip Wildsam Field Guide publishers (see TBTP 12/8/13) to produce co-branded travel guide books for three London neighborhoods. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Bloomsbury, London, SoHo
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Ideas Box
Most of us can take access to books and information for granted. However, for people in areas of conflict, war or natural disaster access to information is often an insurmountable problem. The NGO Libraries Without Borders has partnered with the French … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Books, Libraries, Tech
Tagged Libraries Without Borders, NGO, Philippe Starck, UN
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Pity the Poor Librarian
I don’t know who is behind the anonymous blog Professional Library Literature but I think that they’re overdue for a sabbatical . These hilarious pulp fiction book parodies will surely ring true for our librarian readers, professional students and library habitué.
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Writing
Tagged American Library Association, Librarian, Pulp Fiction
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Love Travel Guides
I was recently researching India travel guidebooks and stumbled across the beautiful, hand-crafted books from the Love Travel Guides series. Founder and publisher, Fiona Caulfield, believes that “Falling in love with a city is just as exciting as falling in … Continue reading
