The holidays are upon us, which means that in the midst of the usual Christmas craziness items I’ve wanted to blog about have been piling up in my news reader at an alarming rate. So in the interests of not falling further behind, my early gift to you is hours of bibliophilic browsing:
First, David Hewson has an excellent series of posts detailing his experiences with the Sony Reader.
And on a related note, The Kindle appears to be sold-out for the holidays, possibly in anticipation for Kindle 2.0
The New Rochelle School District is cutting out a passage (LITERALLY!) of Girl Interupted: “The material was of a sexual nature that we deemed inappropriate for teachers to present to their students […] since the book has other redeeming features, we took the liberty of bowdlerizing.” Would hate to see what they do to books they deem lacking in “redeeming features.”
Johnny Depp: Another film about books?
Chris @ Book Hunter’s Holiday has a list of holiday gifts for booklovers.
One item she missed? Perhaps the coolest bookcase ever.
BTW, Chris also recently offered some invaluable advice for new booksellers.
Another holiday must-have: a picture frame for your books.
Don Lindgren from Rabelais has a great rant on the sorry state of cookbook reviews.
Admire (and drool): Original Winnie The Pooh Drawings.
Admire (and drool) some more: a stunning gallery of 1930’s pop-up books.
The Internet ca. 1930: Canned Libraries.
Provocative read: The Telegraph’s case that storytelling isn’t going away, though it is changing forms.
Could these trying economic times perhaps lead to the renaissance of the pocket paperback?
Also struggling: Paris’famed bookstall booksellers, the bouquinistes.
Off the beaten path: In this season of too-similar “best-of” lists, writers pick their favorite ‘obscure’ books.
Really obscure: Paul Collins profiles George Herter, publisher and sporting goods seller.
Another refreshing take: best book covers of 2008.
Similarly, bookmark: The Designer’s Review of Books.
Offered without comment: Traditional Publishing RIP.
Another world: Delhi’s Sunday Book Market.
Design By The Book: 5 NYC artists find inspiration at the NYPL.
Long read: Orhan Pamuk on his and his father’s libraries.
Short read: Dave Egger’s innovative one-act play for Thanksgiving. And…
Can’t wait: Spike Jonze’s and Dave Eggers’Where the Wild Things Are.
Kinda-slick bookish interface: Jeff Bridges’ behind-the-scenes photos of Iron Man.
Sorry, geeks-only: signed first edition of ZORK manual goes for 2K+ on eBay.
I feel a mix tape coming on: Literary Rock Band Names from Bookride.
Love it: Sure it’s basically an ad, but this stop-animation with books is just lovely.