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Category Archives: Writing
Save the Guidebook
It may come as a surprise that purchasers of travel guidebooks in both the U.S. and the U.K. still prefer traditional print books to digital editions. That is according to the Bowker organization, which provides publishing and information management services … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, ebooks, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Publishing, R.R. Bowker, Social media, Travel
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Why the 50s ?
The nonprofit publishing house The Library of America was created in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humani1ties and the Ford Foundation. Their ongoing mission is to preserve the cultural heritage of American writing and publishing. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Connie Willis, Ford Foundation, Library of America, Neil Gaiman, William Gibson
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Do Fictitious Dishes Have Calories
For her very clever photo project called “Fictitious Dishes“, graphic artist/designer/editor/photographer Dinah Fried has reimagined meals for iconic fictional characters. She recreated and staged meals from Moby Dick, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Catcher in the Rye, Alice … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Photography, USA, Writing
Tagged Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Moby-Dick, Oliver Twist, The Catcher in the Rye
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Scripturient or Xenization
The Project Twins, James and Michael Fitzgerald operate a graphic design and illustration studio in Cork City, Ireland. They design posters, create books, develop brands and do illustrations . But one of their most impressive projects to date is called … Continue reading
The Palace Under the Alps
I foolishly sold my first edition copy of Bill Bryson’s The Palace Under the Alps (Congdon & Weed, 1985) a few years ago. So, I was dead chuffed to stumble across this blog with the same handle that posts excerpts from … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Museums, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Dulwich, Dulwich College, John Soane, London, Rembrandt
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TED : not just talk anymore
Focused on short, quick-read books, the new TED Books app, set to launch this month, is a dedicated platform for TED‘s publishing efforts. Most of the e-titles will be in the 20,000 word range. The nifty app will offer optional … Continue reading
Books That Shaped America
The Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. opened an exhibition last week celebrating “Books That Shaped America.” The exhibition is on 88 books that they’ve deemed to have the most influence on American culture . The selection was hotly debated over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Library of Congress, Noah Webster, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Paine, Washington D.C
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Write Like The Wind
Fans of the wildly popular A Song of Ice and Fire series and the A Game of Thrones tv show will be tickled by the video Write Like the Wind (George R.R. Martin) which encourages the author to finally finish the next installment … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Writing
Tagged A Song Of Ice And Fire, Dance With Dragons, Game of Throne, George R. R. Martin, George RR Martin
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Travel Between The Pages 