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Category Archives: Canada
Except that the goal falls short of the reach
I may have mentioned once or twice that I am a huge fan of the late poet and singer Leonard Cohen. Those of us who value his work were greatly saddened by his passing. Last week the first cut from … Continue reading
Bugging Out
This summer the media in North America has been crawling with stories about bedbug infestations. The creepy little buggers have been making the news for turning up every where from the New York Times headquarters in Manhattan to tangerine Mussolini’s … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged bedbugs, insects, travel accommodations
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Joy of Books
A big h/t to the clever folks at Type Books in Toronto, Canada for this marvelous little video.
Read and Return
When I travel, I usually pack way too much reading material. However, that never stops me from buying a book (or two) from an airport bookshop or newstand. Now there’s a program for compulsive book buyers like me that allows … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, USA
Tagged Airport terminal, Bookselling
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The City Within
The City Within by Toronto-based artist Natalie Draz is a brilliant artists’ book and city map simultaneously. This kinetic piece is housed in a plain pine box with what first appears to be an irregularly shaped booklet , but expands … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Canada, Maps
Tagged Art Books, artists' books, Book Artists, Montreal
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All Books
H/t to Canadian illustrator and author Elise Gravel.
Pack Light For Existential Journeys
If you have ever undertaken an overnight train trip, this freaky stop motion animated film may bring back some memories. The short animated film Madame Tutli-Putli was directed by Canadians Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczebowski.
Posted in Animation, Canada, Film, Public Transport
Tagged stop motion animation, Train Travel
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Take Your Child To A Bookstore
The ninth annual Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day, a project developed to “instill a love of bookstores in children so that they will value and support this most precious of resources as they go on to enter and create … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, USA, Writing
Tagged American Booksellers Association, Bookshops, Children's literature
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Bookstore Tourism : Vancouver
I haven’t spent as much time as I’d like in Vancouver, but the last time that I passed through I managed to pop-in at some of the city’s best bookstores. Fortunately, Travel Between The Pages follower Markus H. sent us … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, Uncategorized
Tagged Bookselling, British Columbia, Vancouver
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There be monsters
Just in time for Halloween, the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto has opened De Monstris, an exhibition exploring the long cultural tradition of frightening monsters that inflamed imaginations and triggered irrational fears throughout history. De Monstris examines scary illustrations and writings from … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Canada, Europe, History, Libraries, Writing
Tagged book illustration, Fantasy, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson
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