Freedom From Choice

Web magazine monocle.com has a profile of Berlin's Bildschöne Bücher bookstore. The store was founded by former Taschen sales director Bodo von Hodenberg and based on the same principle as his website 25books.com. Only a carefully curated selection of art and design books are available. This is not a comprehensive. They do the selecting for … Continue reading Freedom From Choice

Aw, Shucks…

The City Pages weekly has named Magers and Quinn as the Twin Cities' "Best Bookstore (Used)." They clearly did their research: "From Charlie Brown to Aristotle, hidden treasures can be found in every nook and cranny of the store. It's the perfect place to browse, with more than 120,000 used and current titles, with subjects … Continue reading Aw, Shucks…

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

A coworker said it best: There aren't many books that can appeal to both the doll collector and the true crime enthusiast. But we've got the book that straddles that line. The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death is a collection of photographs of crime scenes, reconstructed using dolls.The creepy/compelling scenes are the work of Frances … Continue reading Oh, You Beautiful Doll