Perfect reading for a lazy morning
It’s a gray dreary Sunday morning where I am. Which calls for a good cup of coffee, cozy couch, lazy pup and a wonderful book to read. #booksaboutbooks
It’s a gray dreary Sunday morning where I am. Which calls for a good cup of coffee, cozy couch, lazy pup and a wonderful book to read. #booksaboutbooks
Today was a good mail day as I finally was able to get my hands on a copy of A Book on Books: New Aesthetics in Book Design, and let me just say this book is more than I was hoping for. I had no idea that it was so richly designed from front to spine, […]
I ran across a neat post over on Travel Between the Pages and just have to share as it’s about Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach who is well known among folks who collect books about books. I count myself fortunate to have a couple of Rosenbach’s books on my shelf. He was a prolific writer, collector and […]
I thoroughly enjoyed Louise Erdrich’s Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country. This book is as much a memoir as it is a history of the Ojibwe people, books, writing, and nature appreciation. Throughout the whole book, Erdrich looks to answer “Books. Why?” Those two words, with that punctuation, are repeated over and over. It seems […]
John Dunning, an award-winning author of bibliofiction, rare bookseller, and book collector, has died at the age of 81. His website says, “In 2006, John had a large benign brain tumor which was surgically removed, but it caused the loss of one eye and progressive neurological problems. Sadly he passed away May 22, 2023, and […]