His name is Alex and he is a self-confessed book hipster. His home base is the Australian bookshop chain QBD The Bookshop. He roams the streets fighting the good fight. From zombies to martians, nothing can stand in the way of Alex the Book Hipster. Meet Alex here: [youtube]http://youtu.be/ToQRxIV337w[/youtube] and here is the final chapter our superhero's confessions: [youtube]http://youtu.be/26hKWcVrgP4[/youtube] If that's not cool enough the book hipster also offers a confessional library where one can share their bookish secrets. I do hope he visits the states soon!
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Taliban bans Malala Yousufzai’s memoir in Peshawar, booksellers frightened
A copy of the memoirs of Pakistani child activist Malala Yousufzai is pictured in a bookstore in Islamabad on October 8, 2013. — Photo by AFP The decree appeared in the local newspapers. “The Taliban will not lose an opportunity to kill Malala Yousufzai and those who were found selling her book will be targeted.” It is censorship at its finest. The booksellers of Peshawar realize the imminent danger and have cancelled orders for the book. For not only are they putting themselves in harms way by carrying the book but also their customers. As one female customer remarked to...
Sabrina Zbasnik’s All Hallows Read Posters
It started in 2011 when Sabrina Zbasnik got "a crazy idea" to design some posters for Halloween in the "Get Kids to Read" vein using the stars of the classic monster films. Then in 2012 Zbasnik was at it again, this time featuring the creepy denizens of the animal world. and now her 2013 set of posters are available featuring Edgar Allen Poe and company All images are available for download and public use.
Book Fair with Grunge and more…
This weekend the annual Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair takes center stage. Nearly 100 booksellers from far and wide converge on the Seattle Center to showcase their stuff. Don't let the name antiquarian fool you - the fair will be packed with all sorts of printed goodies at all sorts of price points. The fair is a must for any book enthusiast so don't let the terminology scare you away. Here's some highlights. Division Leap from Portland is bringing an archive of Seattle fanzines that documents essentially the history of the Seattle punk scene which also includes possibly the very first...