Vincent Van Gogh Piles of French Novels 1887
Those of you who visit TBTP on a regular basis know that I am excessively fond of infographics of all sorts. I am particularly interested in early examples of the form. This wonderful set of graphics was created for a poster series during the 1930s and 1940s by the Peabody College for Teachers School of Library Science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Illustrations ©Nathan Gelgud
The South Africa-based design studio Muti has released a killer series of book cover redesigns for group of iconic novels. I love the fresh typography and the great color palette.
This week it has been especially difficult to not to fixate on the enormous shitshow that is the U.S. government and the horrific treatment of women and girls in our sad culture. But once again we can find encouragement in the work of progressive American street artists such as Symone Salib. This wonderful piece popped-up this week in South Philly at Broad and Wharton Streets. The images are of the very courageous Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Dr. Anita Hill.
Something Wicked this Way Comes, Ray Bradbury
This year, Asheville, North Carolina Firestorm Bookstore Co-op celebrated its 10th anniversary. The worker-owned and operated bookshop and cafe is committed to a not-for-profit model with earnings going to local community nonprofit groups and causes. If this sounds radical to you, it’s because Firestorm is an avowed radical bookstore and community center. But the shop is also a full service bookstore and coffeehouse that offers Fairtrade coffees, vegan and vegetarian food.
Firestorm Bookstore is currently at the center of a controversy over the shop’s support for a needle exchange program and distribution of opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone. The co-op has been acknowledged for helping save at least 62 individuals from drug overdoses.
Seems like the kind of community bookstore and coffeeshop that deserves support. I first visited the bookstore a few years ago at their downtown location, but the next time that I’m in Asheville I will definitely visit Firestorm’s new location.
After living in New York City for five years, writer and comedian Sarah Cooper moved to San Francisco in 2015 and was amazed by the cultural differences between the cities. She decided to turn her observations into tongue-in-cheek illustrations, which she posted on her blog The Cooper Review. Even if you don’t know either city very well, you’ll get the insightful humor of the comics.
Travel Between The Pages 