This is how Heather McElhatton got to her debut novel Pretty Little Mistakes that hits stores today . You see it's a "Do-Over Novel" and she came up with 150 unique scenarios. Yep 150! "One Beginning 150 Endings: The Choice is Yours."Of course I am exhausted just thinking about it but the originality alone merits a peek. If you are fresh out of high school and ready to hit the world then it is closer to a must read.You just graduated from high school and you got a couple of choices. You either "go to college to get ahead or...
Book Arts Roundup: JAB, Kiefer, Buzz, Bindings and Hidy
It is nice to see JAB (Journal of Book Arts) being published again. After a few year hiatus issue 21 has just been released. The journal is now being published by Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts and is "Still dedicated to providing a forum for critical, theoretical, and creative engagement with artists’ books". A highlight of the new issue is Elisabeth Long's article Editioning One-of-a-Kind Multiples: Notes Toward An Understanding of Anselm Kiefer’s BooksI concur that the display of Keifer's book art (or book art as a whole) has suffered from museum curators not having the...
Hovering Over New Arrivals
University of Washington Bookstore employee "preparing for the 2008 Shelving Olympics."Via Shelf Life
Library For Dummies
The publisher of the For Dummies books is holding a contest for the best display in a library.The image above is the entry for the Lansing Public Library in Lansing, Illinois.Winners will be announced in late June.Thanks to the Shifted Librarian for the lead
The Page Curler
Cara Barer is a page curler. She also happens to be a photographer.Her Dimensions and Of Words, Paper, and Shapes series are are among the finest examples of biblio-photography.How does she find her subjects:Barer realized that she owned many books that were "no longer of use to me, or for that matter, anyone else. Would I ever need "Windows 95?" she says.What next:"As I begin the process, I first consider the contents of each volume." Thenthe books go into the "bathtub for a few hours" and emerge with "a new shape and purpose. She "uses everything from hair rollers to...