Reading Chaucer. Bronze, edition of 8. Here's a sampling of British sculptor Philip Jackson's book-tinged work. Jackson covers the spectrum, from the realism of the Founders Sculpture below to the abstract aspects of the others, with each piece exuding a penetrating focus on a book. Guided Missal. Edition of 5. Chanting Cimarosa Edition of 8. Founder's Sculpture. Commissioned in 2005. Bronze, life size
Still Looks Pretty Good: A map of bookstores and libraries in the U.S.
Here's a gem from Google Maps - a look at all the public libraries and bookstores across the country as of Summer 2013. h\t Chicago Public Library
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praises Beijing’s first 24-hour Bookshop
This one might take the World Book Day cake. On World Book Day in China Premier Li Keqiang sent a letter to the staff of Beijing's Sanlian Taofen Bookstore. Recently the bookshop, which is owned by the China Publishing Group Corp, started a government-funded trial period of staying open 24 hours a day. And it looks like its working. Li praised the creative idea of a 24-hour bookstore and that it sets a good example for nationwide reading and hoped it could become a spiritual landmark of a city to make reading a common practice. Hmm.. "could become a spiritual landmark...to make reading a common...
Shakespeare Takes Center Stage in the Rare Book World
John Baret’s Alvearie, 1580 Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven ---William Shakespeare For some it would be as close to the Holy Grail as one can hope for. A copy of the dictionary Shakespeare himself once owned, annotated! As you can imagine, the antiquarian book world is in a tizzy. Two of their own, New York booksellers George Koppelman of Cultured Oyster Books and Daniel Wechsler of Sanctuary Books, have claimed to have unearthed a copy of John Baret’s Alvearie, a dictionary printed in 1580, with annotations in Shakespeare's hand and have just released a book documenting their find, Shakespeare’s Beehive: An...
Follow the Rainbow: The Children’s Section at Saraiva Bookstore in São Paulo
Wow! Loving this interior designed by architect and furniture designer Arthur Casas for the Saraiva Bookstore in São Paulo, Brazil . While the rest of the bookstore stays pretty linear he has created a stunning children's section. Wrapped in a rainbow-colored carpet with Gaudi-style shelves for display I'd be hard-pressed to get my kids to ever want to leave. Images via Fubiz h/t Neatorama