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Category Archives: Books
We trained some birds to steal their wheat
After a wonderful but all to brief road trip and light news diet, I spent some time catching up on world events. Sadly, the news of the day reminded me of the powerful Thomas Lux poem “The People of the … Continue reading
A Novel Way to Tell Time
The Author Clock by Mechanical Design Labs is a novel digital clock that uses quotes from well known books to tell the time. The clever timepiece lifts passages from hundreds of years of literature to provide quotes that refer to the exact … Continue reading
Meaning is a shaky edifice
Salman Rushdie // “But human beings do not perceive things whole; we are not gods but wounded creatures, cracked lenses, capable only of fractured perceptions. Partial beings, in all the senses of that phrase. Meaning is a shaky edifice we … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism: Secret Bookshop Brooklyn
Hidden within an iconic New York City bodega in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood you can find the newly launched Burnt Books. No secret passwords or handshakes are required to browse their stock of secondhand and collectible books; you just need find … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged bodegas, Bookselling, Brooklyn, Greenpoint, New York City
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A Unique B & B Pop-Up
This charming adult pop-up book by Jan Pieńkowski’s was published in 1996 by Simon & Schuster. The book opens up into a house, decorated and inhabited by over fifty artistic works. A small guidebook tucked in over the staircase opens with … Continue reading
Whence the Manicule
I have long been fascinated by medieval manuscripts, incunabula, and early books in general. Recently I stumbled upon a number of images that included manicules within text margins and thought —whence the manicule. The manicule, ☛, is a typographic mark with the appearance of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe
Tagged illuminated manuscripts, medieval manuscripts, Publishing and Printing
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A Hieroglyphic Travel Guide
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages may recall that my niche market as a bookseller has long been travel guides and travel literature. I recently discovered this unique 1815 travel guide to Madeira and the Caribbean that is illustrated with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Maps, Writing
Tagged book illustration, Caribbean, Madeira, Travel Guidebooks
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Where do you find book recommendations
I don’t know about you, but I’m picky when it comes to book recommendations. It’s certainly helpful to have friends with highly developed reading tastes who make book suggestions. And of course there are the book review sections of trustworthy … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bookshop, Brave New World, novels, Websites
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Illustration Chronicles
I recently discovered the amazing website Illustration Chronicles: which explores a history of illustration through the images, illustrators and events of the past 175 years. Periodically the editors select a topic to explore. These concepts, such as music, satire, war, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Maps, Music, Writing
Tagged book illustration, Illustration, record covers
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