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Category Archives: Bookstore Tourism
Mild Case of Bibliomania
As a seller of antiquarian and collectible books, I’m frequently asked to explain the attraction of “old books’ to non-bibliophiles. The questions usually come from customers seeking to purchase a book as a gift for a book lover in their … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Writing
Tagged Bibliomania, Bibliophile, book, Book collecting
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Buy Them A Book This Year
I’m always a sucker for witty bookshop signage, so I was tickled by the staff’s clever efforts at Kaleido Books in Perth, Australia. If you would like to see more, or connect with the independent bookstore, which is located at … Continue reading
Bye-Bye Banksy
The mysterious street artist Banksy has completed the final piece of his “Better Out Than In” NYC residency. His “inflatable throw-up on the Long Island Expressway” in the Borough of Queens is a simple set of balloons spelling out Banksy. The … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Art, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism, USA
Tagged Banksy, Housing Works, New York, New York City, Queens
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Banned Books Week 2013
Banned Books Week is the American book community’s annual celebration of our freedom to read. Around the nation librarians, booksellers, publishers, teachers, students and readers focus attention on the ongoing threats of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week events will … Continue reading
Divine Bookstore
The Dutch are still devoted to reading and to their bookstores. You might even say that they are religious about literature. Booklovers around the world are familiar with the glorious Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht which is housed in a gorgeous … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Amsterdam, Bookselling, Maastricht, Netherlands, Zwolle
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Conversations With Booksellers
As a bookseller myself, I found this little documentary film called Conversations With Booksellers encouraging in this era of the so called “death of the printed book”. I hope that the booklovers following this blog will find the conversations with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Portland, Powell's Books, Prairie Lights, Publishing
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Friday the 13th is so random
psst…here’s that bookporn you’ve been looking for xxx Vedi Napoli e poi muori or just visit the creepy Bourbon Tunnels. Margaret Atwood has a new book out and has taken the time to discuss horror fiction over blueberry pie right … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, Europe, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, Literature, Margaret Atwood, Street Art
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Good Omens Are Ineffable
At this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival some of Britain’s most popular authors shared their one favorite word. It sounds like a daunting task to choose just one word, but when I saw Neil Gaiman‘s video I knew that he was spot on. … Continue reading
Books Are My Bag
Books Are My Bag is an upcoming nationwide campaign throughout the UK celebrating books and bookshops. The collaboration among publishers, writers and bookstores—both chain and indie—is the biggest promotion for bookshops ever launched in Britain. The mission is to rally … Continue reading
