From the Penguin UK blog comes a pointer to an interesting collection of publisher's marks. Even though I spend no small amount of time looking at shelves of books, I still find the variety of colophons very interesting.--David E
Author: Anders
I’ll Read to That!
Tom Robbins has a new book out. It's called B is for Beer. Billed as "a children's book about beer," the novella is really aimed at those of legal drinking age. It's Robbins' usual blend of fantasy and reality--with a big dose of humor.You can start reading the book online, and you can hear from … Continue reading I’ll Read to That!
All Hail El Jefe
City Pages has picked our pickled book club "Books and Bars" as the "Best Reading Series" around. "[T]his is how literature was meant to be discussed—in public, at a neighborhood bar, with mildly inebriated strangers." We couldn't agree more.CP's write-up is here. Books and Bars is online at, you guessed it, booksandbars.com.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 