There must be a lot of editors living in the country raising goats.
Singing About Books
From the Seattle Weekly comes this list of The 10 Best Songs About Books.The Beatles take the top spot on the list with Paperback Writer and Lou Reed rounds it out with his 2003 two-disc album, The Raven, inspired by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring guest appearances from the likes of David Bowie and Laurie Anderson.Other artists include Kate Bush, The Cure, The Zombies, and Belle & Sebastian among others.Love it.
An early look at Amazon
How about this screenshot of a very early homepage at Amazon.com.I wonder what happened to "Eyes" their "tireless, automated search agent"Amazing stuff.via buzzfeed
Some book love from Inkygirl
'Inkygirl: An illustrated guide for those who write and draw for young people' is the home for the comics and literary-themed illustrations of Debbie Ridpath Ohi.Though mostly packed with comics and illustrations for the writer set there are many that cater to the bibliophile. From the spineless library crook above to the relationship ruined by a damaged book below Ohi cleverly illuminates some of the quirkier elements of book love.Ohi's first book of illustrations, I'M BORED by Michael Ian Black, was recently published by Simon & Schuster Books For Young ReadersSo much more over at Inkygirl
The Alphabet Library
The library archives of the Department of Pierres Vives in Montpellier, France was in need of a new reading room. And luckily architect Stephane Hof was ready.The design comprises an entrance desk, an information desk, reading room tables and library shelves.Hof "combined the different functions of the program into a single object in order to create a new dialogue between the tables and the library and a continuous flow through the entire space. The tables bend around the back wall to form the library with each piece of the puzzle referencing a letter of the alphabet."via Fubiz