Welcome to another hour of book goodness.This episode features 18 videos from all corners of the book universe. From an interview with Guy "the book carver" Laramee to a dance interpretation of Anne Carson's Nox. From Naomi Shihab Nye reading her poem "Cinco de Mayo" to Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno singing the Easy Reader song on Electric Company. Click here and enjoy!Previous episodes:episode 3episode 2Introducing book patrol TV
Shelf Fail or a Librarian’s Worst Nightmare
Think of it as Candid Camera visits the library.Please do not attempt at home, at the library or at the bookshop.h/t Dark Roasted Blend
Literary Cupcakes
Devour these nourishing little books at your next reading club gathering. These are not fictional! Literary cupcakes from Victoria's Kitchen in Chiswick, West London. Hmmm...cupcakes. ::Via Out of Print
The Sketchbook of Oliver Jeffers and Friends
In 2004, NY artist Oliver Jeffers, would exchange a sketchbook with 3 other artists and follow one another's lead with a weekly illustration. Over the course of 36 weeks, each would respond to the previous artwork which proceeded them and then forward it onto the next in line. Once completed, the sketchbook had travelled over 60,000 miles, and crossed the Atlantic on numerous occasions. So I wonder who was the lucky person who got to keep this wonderful sketchbook in the end?The finished sketchbook with decorative duct tape binding. Jeffers is also the writer and illustrator of one of my favorite contemporary...
Library Card Coffee Table
Tom Groves had an idea. He wanted to gather a collection of library cards from around the country for an art project. He emailed over 200 libraries across the country to see if they would be interested in sending him library cards.The final project would be determined by the amount of cards he received. "In the end, the number he got fit more or less perfectly on one of the coffee tables in the library," so that's what he did.He covered one of the existing coffee tables with the cards and then sealed them with a protective epoxy.This sign sits...