Jenny Diski died April 28, 2016.  When told of her impending demise she made jokes. In 2014 she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She fe...

Erik Kwakkel is a Medieval book historian.  Now there is a cool job!  The other day he posted a rather zippy discovery (though he is qui...

One book at a time.   400 of the 690 residents of Stanton, Iowa formed a human chain for nearly two hours as they passed 3000 books fro...

In this age of mechanical reproduction, one rarely thinks of the model in a painting. Every painter is different in their technique and ...

How do we like our poor people in America? We like them rich. There is this ill conceived notion that with a little pluck and some hard...

A while back, I became a bit disinterested in fiction.  It just seemed to me that real life was far more interesting.  Case in point -- A ...

...and you need books for all your friends. Who are we kidding -- you need books for yourself so don't even bother...  Here are 5  Lucin...

My friend, Richard, sent me a book about bookshelves.  Richard has about as many books as I do, so it is a shared passion.  Anyone with ...

Hardcore rapper and bad boy extraordinaire, Kanye (it always looks like one should pronounce it Can Yee to Mee) West and his buddy Jay-Z pre...

I don't tweet. I don't even like to talk on a phone. I once stood behind a woman talking on her cell and here is what she said. ...

The Victoria and Albert Museum is re-issuing a 1950’s fashion gem, Wife Dressing: The Fine Art of Being A Well Dressed Wife. The book off...

FIRST EDITION For those of you interested in marrying adventure, check this out, first. I know people just love this book, though I am not ...

I admit it. I bought this book because of the jacket and the title. Clearly, if the book were in a "plain brown wrapper" and bo...