We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed. – Lawrence Clark Powell, librarian, literary critic, bibliographer and author of more than 100 books Read more
A newspaper, not a book, but why should we be picky: Read more
Well, I’m back. I’d like to say it was nice to have a break, but mostly I’ve been slammed with work. Still, I’ve got some new books to tell you about and a few to get added to the review list. This week, I want to feature 2 books that I picked up for my personal library. First is one… Read more
The next new book this week is an interesting one: The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects That Give Old Books New Life. I love the book sculptures and altered books you find online, and I always have a few books sitting around that I didn’t love and might make great art projects. I thought this might be fun to tackle. We… Read more
“This is a work of fiction. Still, given an infinite number of possible worlds, it must be true on one of them. And if a story set in an infinite number of possible worlds is true in one of them, then it must be true in all of them. So maybe, it’s not as fictional as we think.” “This is… Read more
I love this picture of two men reading poetry. It looks like they are really getting into the poem, doesn’t it? Read more
So very true: I don’t care where I live, so long as there’s a roof to keep the rain off my books, and high-speed Internet access. – Eliezer Yudkowsky, American machine learning researcher, writer, blogger, and advocate for friendly artificial intelligence. Read more
“All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isn’t your pet — it’s your kid. It grows up and talks back to you.” – Joss Whedon, American screenwriter, film and television director, film and television producer, comic book author and composer Read more
What a way to start the week! My package from Amazon showed up (and that’s a whole ‘nother story – they get a rare “F” in customer service on this one) and I can’t wait to start this one: I’ll Never Write My Memoirs by Grace Jones Legendary influential performer Grace Jones offers a revealing account of her spectacular career and… Read more
“My two favourite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.” – Peter Golkin It’s funny – this quote is in all sorts of search engines and quote lists, but I can’t find anything about Golkin! Read more