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Category Archives: Writing
Books Nights and Day
April 23rd is a big day (and night) for book lovers and bibliophiles around the world. Since 1995 the day has been designated by UNESCO as World Book and Copyright Day in honor of the birth and death of Shakespeare … Continue reading
City2Cities
City2Cities: International Literature Days Utrecht is an exciting international literature festival. Each year City2Cities, in short C2C, connects the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands with two other literary cities. In 2011 those cities were Edinburgh and Stockholm, this year … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Writing
Tagged Franz Kafka, Mark Strand, Mercedes Abad, Netherlands, Paul Auster, Prague, Utrecht
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Who Can Forget Their First Bookmobile
Yikes ! I nearly forgot that today is National Bookmobile Day. Although they’ve been disappearing at an alarming rate lately due to heavyhanded budget cutting, nearly 1,000 bookmobiles still range wild and free throughout the United States bringing essential library … Continue reading
Churchill in NYC
Winston Churchill is considered by many historians to be among the finest orators and writers of the twentieth century. His speeches galvanized Great Britain at its darkest hour during World War II, and his letters to President Franklin D. Roosevelt … Continue reading
I Kidd You Not
If you’re a fan of TED and of book design, then you will love cover designer Chip Kidd’s terrific video . The talk just posted online, underscores the importance of print in the digital age: “Much is to be gained by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged ChipKidd, David Rockwell, David Sedaris, Haruki Murakami, iPad, Michael Crichton
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London: A Guide for the Naive
Feeling a tad bit overwhelmed by London, then follow along with late night tv host and part-time beekeeper “Vincent Mahoney” as he leads a half hour video tour of the UK capital for the untutored visitor. Packed with outrageous lies, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged England, London, Travel and Tourism
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Is Your Library Mysterious
Well-timed to coincide with the National Archives’ release of the 1940 Census, the Milstein Division of the New York Public Library has posted this charming video teaser about the library’s research facilities. The Milstein Division collects materials documenting American History … Continue reading
Birth of a Book
I absolutely love this short film, Birth of a Book, which is a brief vignette on the actual creation of a real book using traditional printing methods. The film was shot, directed and edited by Glen Milner for the Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Writing
Tagged Bookbinding, Daily Telegraph, England, Glen Milner, Leeds, Printing, Smith-Settle Printers
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Nearly Orwellian
The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious award for writing. Each year a select committee awards the prize—actually four prizes—for work that aims to achieve George Orwell‘s goal “to make political writing into an art”. The long lists for the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, Writing
Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Edward Docx, George Orwell, Orwell Prize
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When I Come to be Old
In 1699 when author Jonathan Swift was just 32 years old he created this list of personal resolutions that he titled When I come to be Old. Thanks to Lists of Note for the transcript. “When I come to be … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 