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Hollywood Comes To The Library

Ann Seidle’s documentary Hollywood Librarian premiered on opening night of the recently held...
Jul 2nd
Where do the books go when a college closes?...
Jul 2nd
Brought to book: libraries facing huge EU...
Jun 30th
“in spite of all the new possibilities opened up by digital...”
— if:book: the paper e-book
Jun 30th

Eine's Alphabet

Eine is a graffiti artist in London. His alphabet is constructed on the metal gates of store fronts...
Jun 30th

See-Saw Bookshelf

Walnut wood with powder coated steel parts Dimensions: shelf: 47.25” x 9.8” x 2”...
Jun 29th
It's a new online chapter for books |...
Jun 29th
The Modern Librarian: A Role Worth Checking...
Jun 29th
American Artist: Still-Life Portraits: The...
Jun 29th

Google Book Search: A Report From the...

The first five libraries that jumped on the Google digital book train took time at the recent ALA...
Jun 29th
What's it worth to you? (phillyBurbs.com) |...
Jun 28th
Metro bookstores click with online readers
Jun 28th
Dewey Decimal divas | csmonitor.com
Jun 28th

Before Harry Potter It Was Little Nell

If you are looking for a little perspective on the Potter keg that is going to explode on July 21st...
Jun 28th
A Whale of a Tale - June 27, 2007 - The New...
Jun 28th

POD Talk

Print on Demand has arrived on main street. There has been a tremendous amount of publicity...
Jun 26th
More competition wanted: Used-book sellers...
Jun 26th
TheStar.com - News - Would you like that book...
Jun 26th

Censorship at Home and Abroad

This was one of last weeks Daily Number at the Pew Research Center for the People & The Press ....
Jun 26th
Adventures in old-time bookselling - The...
Jun 25th
Los Angeles Times: Jacket Copy Another book...
Jun 25th
Los Angeles Times: Jacket Copy Another book...
Jun 25th
PLA Blog » Blog Archive » The Hollywood...
Jun 25th

The Hunt Is On In the U.K.

The public libraries of the United Kingdom are on a treasure hunt. The goal: To find the coolest...
Jun 24th
Curling Up With a Bookshelf - New York Times
Jun 24th
Book Vending Machines To Kill Bookstores?...
Jun 24th
Michael Dirda Review - NATURE'S...
Jun 24th
Competition to find the greatest hidden...
Jun 23rd

The "Overly Attached Syndrome"

That’s the diagnosis given to many book lovers by Alina Tugend in her piece New Ways to Do It...
Jun 23rd
New Ways to Do It Make Giving Away Books a...
Jun 23rd

Who Needs a Bookmobile?

Here’s the deal: The Seattle Public Library bought this roving library three years ago to...
Jun 22nd

Books: The Last Physical Media Product...

That’s how Chris Anderson, Editor of Wired Magazine and creator of The Long Tail concept, put...
Jun 21st
A rare treasure will soon be extinct - Los...
Jun 20th

Gotham Breathing

Robert Schuster’s piece in the Village Voice “The Gotham Book Mart’s Final...
Jun 20th

Learn To Read

Tate Modern presents Learn to Read, on view through 2 September 2007. Learn to Read is the latest...
Jun 20th

Google, The Big Ten and Digital Escrow

In on fell swoop Google has significantly increased the number of libraries they have under contract...
Jun 19th

Submergible

Bachelor - The Dual Body by the South Korean artist Ki-bong Rhee 2003, plexiglass, steel, water,...
Jun 18th

Mailer Goes LongPen

The Guardian is reporting that Norman Mailer will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book...
Jun 16th

Changing Reading Habits

“Insomniacs used to read, but now they turn on TV and there’s 200 channels, with...
Jun 16th

Simon & Schuster 2.0

Simon and Schuster has been on the loose lately. In January they partner with Gather.com and Borders...
Jun 15th

The Death of the Bookend?

Furniture designer Leo Kempf was interested in designing a piece of furniture using a new...
Jun 14th

A Review of Before I Wake by Robert J....

The first American edition has recently been released of Robert J. Wiersema’s debut novel...
Jun 14th
Richard Hugo House Evicts The Raven...
Jun 13th

Buy - Dry - Read

This is Paolo Orsacchini’s striking design for a limited anniversary edition of the Italian...
Jun 13th

Research Reveals AbeBooks Driving...

Maybe that should have been the title of their latest press release. While most of the bookselling...
Jun 11th

Fore-edges

via Flickr - sarahvictoriasmith Book set (via Book Patrol)
Jun 10th

The Waiting Game in Jackson County

The 15 libraries of Jackson County, Oregon have now been closed for over 2 months. No storytime for...
Jun 9th
WSJ.com article on collecting limited editons...
Jun 8th
On Point : Radio Interview with Sherman...
Jun 8th

Auction Wrap: The Sale of Annette...

Nigel Burkwood over at Bookride has the wrap up of the auction of the library Annette Campbell White...
Jun 8th

The Librarian: Hollywood Style

The documentary film from Overdue Productions “The Hollywood Librarian: A Look at Librarians...
Jun 8th

Readings For Money and Books For Free

You get a sneaking suspicion reading Ceclia McGee’s piece in the New York Times “A Way...
Jun 7th

More Trouble In Bookland For Oprah

Today was a big day in Oprahland. It was the day that reclusive author Cormac McCarthy confided in...
Jun 6th

Bookshop call

“ Ring, ring...
Me: "Good afternoon, Tavistock Books"
Caller: "You guys do appraisals, right?"
Me: "Yessir, we do."
Caller: "On houses too, right?"
Me, in an incredulous, & somewhat baffled, tone: "This is a bookstore....????"
Caller: "Oh, so you don't appraise houses?"
Me: "No sir, we don't. Just books."
Caller: "Oh. OK, thanks."
Click”
Jun 6th
A shot of Paul Buckley’s office. Buckley is art...
Jun 6th
An interview with Paul Buckley, Art Director...
Jun 6th
“Chain outfits like Borders or Barnes & Noble cater to...”
— Judging cities, bookstores by...
Jun 5th
The End of the Free Reading?
Jun 5th
Chicago Reader | Spring Books 2007 | A Little...
Jun 5th
Letter from Austin: Final Destination: Why Do...
Jun 5th

Shelf Talk: The Sorted Books Project of...

Since 1993 Nina Katchadourian has assembled more than 130 “book clusters” for both...
Jun 5th
Shelf Talk with Nina Katchadourian
Jun 4th

Thoughts on the Book Pyro

Talk about an independent bookstore going up in flames. Tom Wayne just had his 15 minutes of...
Jun 4th

What the Candidates Should Be Reading

There has been a little buzz recently around presidential candidates and books. In a recent post...
Jun 3rd
Poetry and action
Jun 2nd
Mutterings of a Mad Bookseller: Bookselling...
Jun 2nd
Rare Books (via Ride My Pony)
Jun 2nd
On the Hunt for First Editions - WSJ.com
Jun 2nd

How Far Will The LongPen Reach?

In a few hours Margret Atwood and company will unleash LongPen on the BEA. From London to Walla...
Jun 1st