The Bibliobarn is located in South Kortright, a town nestled in the Castkill Mountains of upstate New York. The shop is housed in a restored horse-and-carriage barn and out back in a converted outhouse is the shop's bargain book section. Mark M. Rodgers, the man who built the structure, calls it a "bibliobiffy."Amazingly enough, this isn't the first poop palace that has been transformed into a book depository.Remember the Happy Tales Bookshop in Wisconsin? You know, the one were they converted an old manure storage tank into a retail space! If not, here's one from the archives, our post from...
Mumford & Sons Plays the Bookshop
With a name like Mumford & Sons you might be thinking law firm or publisher or perhaps an accounting or construction firm but no, Mumford & Sons is a group of literate twentysomethings out of London who play folk music and love books.In preparation for their upcoming tour the band played two gigs at used bookshops on Charing Cross Road! They shows, at Quinto and Any Amount of Books, are part of a campaign to save the endangered independent bookshop.Nearly half the songs on their upcoming album Sigh No More, are inspired by books. One song "Timshel", has its roots...
Jay Z Talks Books with Oprah
Photo by Ron Howard The October issue of O magazine, which hits the newsstands next week, features an interview with Jay Z.One of the topics covered in Oprah's interview is a look into Jay Z's reading life.Here are the 6 books featured in the slideshow; "Books That Made a Difference to Jay-Z" now up on the O Magazine website.The Seat of the Soul by Gary ZukavThe Celestine Prophecy by James RedfieldHomer's The OdysseyOutliers by Malcolm GladwellPurple Cow by Seth Godin andNigger by Dick GregoryEach includes commentary by Jay Z.Here's the "sneak peak" of the interviewPreviously on Book Patrol:Bill Maher's Gift...
The Time is Ripe for Book Arts
"The Book in Time & Place" is the title of the artist book exhibition currently on view at the Anderson Gallery at Drake University and features work from the The University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections and Drake Universities Cowles Library."The goal of the exhibition is to enhance understanding of 20th century artistic and literary developments within the world of books," said Sarah McCoy, Drake assistant professor of graphic design and art and design.It is a fitting title given the massive upheaval the book world is currently experiencing. As the 21st century moves along the pressure on the traditional book...
What the Criminals Read
Bookshelves in the area where Jaycee Lee Dugard was held captive by Phillip GarridoPhotograph: Nick Stern/Redthinkmedia.comThe image above comes from the amazing slideshow at the guardian of the home of Phillip Garrido, who is being held in the abduction and kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard.In Judging criminal suspects by their book David Barnett