Gorgeous Paper Sculptures Pop Up Around Edinburgh
@Edencityoflit’s gorgeous paper sculpture, via Anna @ Anna-Not-Karenina For those who didn’t catch it on GalleyCat or in The Guardian, a remarkable, new-slash-mixed-media artist has been leaving some rather stunning paper sculptures at libraries and other cultural institutions around Scotland. The sculptures–usually addressed to the recipient’s Twitter account–are astonishing, tiny marvels of fantastic bookishness. It is particularly dorky, I know, but this...
Read MoreBook Love and the Kindle – A Match Made in Purgatory?
As children, we’re encouraged to visit the library, to sign up for a card and borrow books. When there’s no library around, or a lack of the latest and greatest, we swap books with friends and classmates or sign up for online services such as Paperback Swap, Bookins, and Book Mooch. Borrowing books is an important part of the zeitgeist. And while borrowing a book from a library or swapping one online may be a simple matter, borrowing a book from a friend is an essential process. Libraries...
Read MoreWriting scores 74 out of 200 on best jobs list – does it deserve such a high ranking?
On Tuesday, 1/5/10, the Wall Street Journal published the best and worst jobs of 2010 (as compiled by job site CareerCast.com). While I’m not sure how we can possibly know the best and worst jobs of just 5 days into the new year, I’m curious about spot 74: author (books). According to the WSJ, the list is based on five criteria–environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress. To put the list in some perspective, actuary is in the top spot, while roustabout...
Read MoreNBA Controversy: Stitches
Book lists for the big awards can be pretty hot button topics. Taste in books is a very personal thing, and a title I love could be one you hate. And it’s difficult to see a title you love passed over in favor of one you’re not so keen on. But what happens when a book makes the cut–in the wrong category? Surely not! The NBA panels know what’s what! And how hard can it be, anyway? Non-fiction books go in the non-fiction category and kids’ books belong in young...
Read MoreVooks – blending books and videos into one complete story
From PW: In an experiment testing consumers’ interest in integrated print and video content, Simon & Schuster has partnered with multimedia start-up Vook to create a quartet of titles that melds print and video. The fruits of the partnership are four vooks—titles the West Coast company describes as neither book nor e-book—available as apps via the iTunes store and as web-based editions at both simonandschuster.com/aboutvook and vook.com. [Read the full article here.] The titles being...
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