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Category Archives: Writing
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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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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