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Category Archives: Books
Support the 1st Amendment & Get Famous
The First Amendment Project is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and promoting freedom of information, expression, and petition. For nearly ten years, FAP has provided advice, educational materials, and legal representation to its core constituency of activists, journalists, … Continue reading
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A Christmas Miracle (Almost)
The Guardian newspaper has reported a holiday story with a “twist” in “true Dickensian style”. While the staff of the Dickens House Museum in Clerkenwell, London, were preparing their Christmas decorations, news arrived of a minor Christmas miracle. No, Ebenezer … Continue reading
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Take Your Child To A Bookstore Day
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Reader’s Choice: Bookshop Porn III
The Libreria El Ateneo Grand Splendid occupies a spectacular 1920s theater in downtown Buenos Aires. El Ateneo has retained the sumptuous theatrical decor, while adding bookshelves and turning the private boxes into intimate reading rooms. Best of all, this literary … Continue reading
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Help Save The Pages
London’s The Victoria and Albert Museum has sent out a public plea for funds to preserve the original manuscripts of three novels by Charles Dickens. It’s seeking a total of £25,000, of which half has already been raised, to properly … Continue reading
Reader’s Choice: Bookshop Porn II
With its imposing neo-Gothic facade and Art Nouveau interiors,Livraria Lello has been Oporto, Portugal’s leading bookseller since 1881. Livraria Lello is the epitome of the old-world bookstore. The jawdroppingly beautiful interior is decorated with bronze bas-reliefs, glass enclosed bookcases, soaring stained glass … Continue reading
Reader’s Choice: Bookshop Porn I.
Libreria Acqua Alta, Calle Longa Sante Maria Formosa (Corte Senza Nome),open daily.
A Bookstore With A Purpose
Many thanks to Brittany at We Love DC for letting us know about Books for America–A Bookstore With a Purpose. This Dupont Circle neighborhood shop is not simply a used bookstore, it’s the headquarters for an amazing nonprofit organization that … Continue reading
It’s The Season of the List
Fall has arrived and with it the Season of the List. Amazon has announced its 100 Best Books of the Year, the Daily Beast is out with its 20 Biggest Books, the Associated Press has announced the Books of the … Continue reading
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Travel Between The Pages 