“Books are very patient objects. We buy them, and then they wait for us to read them. Days, months, even years. That’s OK for books, but not for new authors. If people don’t read their first books. They’ll never make it to a second.”Here's the problem:Physical books are not the only ones that are in danger these days. New Latin American authors are threatened as well. In the last 20 years the book sales from new Latin-American writers have decreased by a total of 37%. These new authors, unlike the established and famous ones, suffer every second that their books...
Cooking up the future in the ‘Library Test Kitchen’
The Neo-Carrel“What if you thought seriously about the library as a laboratory, as a place where people do things, where they make things?”says Jeffrey Schnapp. The class is called "The Library Test Kitchen." It is taught by Schnapp and offered through the Graduate School of Design (GSD) at Harvard University. During the class "ideas flew like cream pies at a food fight" and before the semester was out some of the ideas were developed into student projects. Pictured above is the Neo-Carrel, a "study chair with a raised platform in front that doubles as a laptop stand and a comfortable...
Jews in the Funny Pages
In the first two books of this seminal series that deals with how comics reflect the culture they emanate from, Federick Stromberg dealt with the representation of Blacks and the Devil.For volume three he turns to the Semites. Spanning five centuries and featuring over 150 images the book becomes an instant essential reference. Chapters include Anti-Semitism, the Old Testament, the Holocaust, Israel, the Golem and the artists range from A-list types like Will Eisner and Art Spiegelman to the more obscure. Every image gets an essay and there is an extensive bibliography.Who knew Golem was a super-hero? Jewish Images in...
Bookstore Wedding
They met at a public library. His name is Ben, hers is Naly.Where else would they get married if not at “Ben McNally Books” in Toronto!Even Leonard Cohen showed up on their wedding night to wish them well.More on the story and additional images at The Wedding Co.Previously on book patrol:For the Books : The Wedding of Scott and Diana
Did Ray Bradbury have a crystal ball?
While we all get used to not having Ray Bradbury around let's not forget how many of his literary creations have actually materialized in the real world! Amazing stuff.larger view available here