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Category Archives: Books
Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress
If you are going to be in the NYC area this Fall be sure to plan on visting the Morgan Library for Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress which runs from September 9, 2010 until January 3, 2011. The Morgan Library … Continue reading
The Atlas Obscura…don’t get lost there
Welcome to the Atlas Obscura, a compendium of this age’s wonders, curiosities, and esoterica. The Atlas Obscura is a collaborative project with the goal of cataloging all of the singular, eccentric, bizarre, fantastical, and strange out-of-the-way places that get left … Continue reading
Of Giant Peaches, Fantastic Foxes & Chocolate Factories
This post was provided by UK correspondent Evan Smythe. I found the captivating, absurdist fiction of Roald Dahl through James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but became a committed Dahl enthusiast through … Continue reading
Alone In Berlin…Again
Topography of Terror Museum Earlier this month, I posted a short review of Hans Fallada’s riveting saga Alone In Berlin (Every Man Dies Alone) which generated some interesting comments and emails. One of these led me back to my travel … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Germany, Museums, World War II
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America’s Book Town
Photographer Valerie Jardin recently visited Stillwater, Minnesota, “The First Book Town in North America”, and sent us this marvelous photo essay. You can see more of Valerie’s fine work on her website or her blog. Located less than 30 minutes … Continue reading
Edinburgh By The Book
The hugely popular Edinburgh Book Festival has unveiled its 2010 program. The annual bibliophilic love fest is being held in the beautiful Charlotte Square Gardens from August 14th through the 30th and is expected to draw more tha 250,000 visitors. … Continue reading
What Do Canadians Do After Hockey Season ?
The following post is courtesy of Susan Moore from Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The picturesque town of Sidney-by-the-Sea is Canada’s only Book Town. Situated on the beautiful Saanich Peninsula, at the southern tip of Vancouver Island just twenty minutes … Continue reading
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Nordic Noir
Philadelphia author Joe Queenan recently visited Sweden for the BBC World Service and recorded a fascinating podcast on the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime fiction. Queenan explores the social stressors that are making the Nordic region such fecund ground for popular … Continue reading
Book Town Bredevoort
Bredevoort Boekenstad started in 1993 as a private initiative to bring the historic centre back to life. Now it has over 30 antiquarian & second-hand bookshops, art galleries and studios. Bredevoort Booktown has been honoured with many national and international awards. … Continue reading
Book Town Redux : St.Pierre-de-Clages
This post was provided by Jamie Emery. Situated in the heart of the majestic Swiss Alps, in the Canton Valais, and surrounded by magnificent vineyards, St.Pierre-de-Clages has a colourful history as a Celtic and Roman settlement. In the 11th century … Continue reading
