A dollhouse without books is like a miniature room without windows! Books add life and character to a room! There isn't a miniature scene that a book would not look fantastic in---libraries, studies, attics, bedrooms, living rooms... Her moniker is: Miniatures for the Well-Appointed Dollhouse! L. Delaney has had the doll bug since she was a child. She was always bothered by the combination of inconsistent quality and the high prices of dollhouse accessories then one Christmas she decided to do something about it. With all the scrap material that was accumulating in her room she set out to create some miniatures...
November is Picture Book Month
Picture Book Month is an international literacy initiative celebrating the print picture book. Founded by author & storyteller Dianne de Las Casas the goal is to simply share the love of the picture book. In this digital age where people are predicting the coming death of print books, picture books (the print kind) need love. And the world needs picture books. There’s nothing like the physical page turn of a beautifully crafted picture book Every day in November, there is a new post from a picture book champion explaining why he/she thinks picture books are important. The website features tons of activities and a teacher's guide to help...
Folio Society focused on emerging from the darkness
They have been in business for 65 years and have almost 2,000 titles under their belt. They produce some of the most beautiful and well-made books on the planet. They work with the leading illustrators in the world. Yet the Folio Society remains far from a household name. Why? Their business model stinks. They operated exclusively as a membership book club and didn't spend any energy actively promoting their titles until two years ago! Focusing on high-quality production values centered on packaging, typography, and illustration should not automatically negate attention to distribution, marketing and building brand awareness. It is the age...
Writers in Costumes
Need a last minute Halloween costume? Or just something to file away for a future engagement? Here's an infographic of well known writers playing dress up courtesy of Essay Mama. h/t Electric Literature
Of Interest: The Forgers, Windows on the World, Homeland and Philosophy, Collected Translations of David Wevill
"The forger has but one chance to get it just right" The Forgers by Bradford Morrow is a bibliomystery soaked in the juices of the antiquarian book trade. It begins when a collector is found dead in his home on Long Island, his hands severed, and parts of his collection of books and manuscripts vandalized beyond repair. The victim's sister, a bookstore owner in Greenwich Village is distraught and her boyfriend Will, a convicted forger with A level book genes (his dad was a we ll known collector and a Sherlock Holmes devotee), takes center stage to help her through her grief. ...