Book Patrol’s Favorite Books of 2014: Part 2 December 3, 2014 – Posted in: Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

Part 2 of Book Patrol’s favorite bookish books of 2014 has arrived. Enjoy! Let’s start Part 2 by breaking some rules. Books! by Murray McCain and illustrated by John Alcorn was first published in 1962 and then re-issued by AMMO Books at the end of 2013. It is both a reprint and a book published in 2013 but it is too cool to let go by and since I missed it when it came…

The Nation’s Fall Books Supplement of 1924 served up an especially spicy potage – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

As those of you who check in with us regularly know, one of our guiding lights is our regular visits to the past. Whether it’s an archive for In The Stacks, collectible books for a homage to an author or book, or referencing some past event to help us make us sense of the present we are always deeply indebted to what has come before. We are delighted to have Richard Kreitner contribute this piece to Book Patrol. In celebration…

Sherlock Holmes for the masses December 1, 2014 – Posted in: Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

It was this time of year in 1887 when we got our first taste. A Study of Scarlet, originally titled A Tangled Skein, was published by Ward Lock & Co. in Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1887. A. Conan Doyle got £25 for the story and the world was introduced to Sherlock Holmes. He has since gone on to become the most famous literary character on the planet. And last month when the U.S.…

Book Patrol’s Favorite Books of 2014: Part 1 November 30, 2014 – Posted in: Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews

2014 was a banner year for the book. Not only has the ‘death of the book’ mantra been finally put to sleep but the e-book revolution has smoldered and electronic reading begins to settle into its place in the book universe. In 2014 the well-made book had a strong showing. One of the healthiest by-products of the electronic hysteria has been a greater attention to the production of the book and coupled with the plethora of offerings of books about…

Of Interest – Bomb: The Author Interviews, New Azar Nafisi, A Muse & A Maze, Literary Lives in Focus and Robbins reads Bradbury November 17, 2014 – Posted in: Content, Of Interest: Featured Books / Reviews, Photography

Bomb: The Author Interviews. Edited by Betsy Sussler. Introduction by Francine Prose. Soho Press, November 2014. Since 1981 BOMB has been publishing conversations between artists. Collected here are the best from the literary world. These are not your run of the mill author interviews featuring a journalist throwing canned questions at a writer, these are conversations between writers and delve into the essence of creativity. Pairings include Martin Amis and Patrick McGrath Roberto Bolano and Carmen Boullosa, Junot…

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