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Category Archives: Writing
Ray Bradbury Saw It Coming
Over his long and illustrious career, Ray Bradbury demonstrated an uncanny ability to predict technological innovations and sociocultural change. Many concepts and devices in his short stories and novels eventually became commonplace. Bradbury predicted everything from automatic banking machines to omnipresent electronic surveillance. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
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The Future of Print
Epilogue: The Future of Print is a wonderful short documentary about the world of books and print media. It’s also an affectionate and passionate encomium to printers, booksellers and books. The film, by Hanah Ryu Chung, is built around a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, ebooks, Writing
Tagged book, Hanah Ryu Chung, Publishing and Printing, Toronto
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Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want
“Barnes Kong is on a rampage! The simian chain bookstore monster could go on stomping on independent bookstores and kidnapping dead authors forever, but the fearsome Amazilla has other plans: He wants in on the action. As the two battle … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged American Booksellers Association, Bookselling, E-book, Independent bookstore
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Stephen King’s Universe
Australian artist/fabric designer Gillian James has been an avid Stephen King fan since the 5th grade when she surreptitiously read a purloined copy of Carrie. Now she has created a massive infographic tribute to Stephen King’s novels outlining the connections … Continue reading
Just In Time For Bloomsday
Designed for “saunterers, idlers and tech-savvy literati”, and launched just in the nick of time for this year’s Bloomsday celebrations, JoyceWays is a new app developed by students at Boston College in conjunction with Dublin’s Joyce Centre. The app … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Europe, Tech, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Bloomsday, Dublin, James Joyce, Leopold Bloom, Ulysses
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Which Books Should You Read
You don’t have to be a student to appreciate this well constructed flowchart from Teach.com . “Which Books Should You Read This Summer” was created to encourage students to pick-up a few good books this summer even if they don’t … Continue reading
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam
On June 12, 1942 Anne Frank celebrated her 13th birthday in Amsterdam. Her parents gave her a diary with a red and white checkered cover. “I hope I wll be able to confide everything to you, as I have never … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Europe, History, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, AnneFrank, World War II
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It’s Alive !
Last week, the New York Public Library‘s Biblion: The Boundless Library digital series released a fantastic free iPad app based on Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein. The intuitive, interactive app features a treasure trove of materials from the NYPL’s Pforzheim … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Libraries, Tech, Writing
Tagged App Store, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, New York Public Library
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Travel Between The Pages 