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Category Archives: Europe
Itinerant Bookstore Tourism
Margaux Segré gave up a comfortable civil service career with the French Ministry of Culture to pursue her dream of being a full-time bookseller. After crowdfunding the renovation of a delivery truck, she now roams southwestern France visiting village markets, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe
Tagged Bookmobiles, Bookselling, Jean Giono
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Mustachio On The Orient Express
h/t Tom Gauld
What we live with now
Those of you who follow TBTP on a regular basis are well aware that I’m a huge fan of the Spanish artists collective Luzinterruptus. Their international environmentally focused art installations always make bold and memorable statements. “The Plastic We Live With” or … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism Lisbon
Portugal is well known to traveling bibliophiles for its extraordinary bookstores and libraries. One of Lisbon’s most popular book browsing destinations is the popular Livaria Ler Devagar in the Barrio de Alcantara district. Set in a 19th century newspaper printing … Continue reading
Homage a George Seurat
Homage a Seurat by Jonathan Burton h/t M. Wuerker
Posted in Art, Books, Europe
Tagged Georges Seurat, Painting, Un Dimanche apres-midi a l'Ile de la Grande jatte
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Literary Dioramas
Spanish artist Malena Valcarcel transforms abdondoned books into fanciful, poetic dioramas and book sculptures. You can see more of her lovely work, and even purchase a piece, on her Etsy site.
Art of the Cover
As a book collector and a book seller, I have often purchased a book just because the dust jacket art caught my eye. In this terrific new book, The Illustrated Dust Jacket 1920-1970, author Martin Salisbury explores the transition from plain paper … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, USA
Tagged Book Art, book cover design, dust jackets, Edward Gorey, Milton Glaser
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Have a literary coffee
I love this wonderful illustration by Italian artist and designer Gianluca Biscalchin.
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, Nabokov, Shakespeare
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It Takes A Train To Cry
Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German rail operator, recently decided to name twenty-five new high-speed trains after historic figures. They crowdsourced suggestions and received more than 19,000 proposals. A jury then selected the final names, including one that has some folks scratching their heads: Anne … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Public Transport
Tagged Anne Frank, Germany, Holocaust, Netherlands
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The Norway of the year
Every year when November rolls around I am reminded of the quote above from the great American 19th century poet Emily Dickinson. I probably first read the line during high school when I was going through that adolescent poetry phase. … Continue reading
