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Category Archives: Writing
I Never Met David Rakoff
I never met David Rakoff, but like so many other readers and NPR listeners I felt that I knew him. And, like so many fans of the author and humorist I was deeply grieved by the sad news that he … Continue reading
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A Book Too Far
Irish novelist John Banville has been contracted to write a new novel about Raymond Chandler‘s iconic private detective, Philip Marlowe. Henry Holt will publish the book in 2013 under Banville’s pen name, Benjamin Black. Banville promises to create a “slightly surreal, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Benjamin Black, John Banville, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler
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What’s Your Type
Next month, Gotham Books is releasing the paperback edition of its very entertaining title Just My Type by Simon Garfield. To promote the release, Gotham Books has posted this cool poster of “The Periodic Table of Typeface”. Here’s what Garfield … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Writing
Tagged Comic Sans, Helvetica, Palatino, Penguin Group, Simon Garfield
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Literature By The Pound
When I was in Madrid earlier this year, I visited many antiquarian and secondhand book stores, but some how I missed La Casqueria, Libros al Peso. Situated in the recently renovated Mercado de San Fernando in the up and coming … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, La Casqueria, Madrid, Spain
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aMAZEme London
Inspired by a mutual love for the work of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo have created aMAZEme at London’s Southbank Centre. Constructed with more than 250,000 books by dozens of volunteers, the labyrinth, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Jorge Luis Borges, London, Marcos Saboya, Southbank Centre
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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
