Last Christmas, I tried to sell everyone who came in the store a copy of Monkey Portraits, Jill Greenberg's collection of the prettiest monkeys you're gonna see. And it broke my heart when we ran out of books and couldn't get more from the publisher.Now the paperback edition is out. It's in stock, and what's … Continue reading Now with Eight More Monkeys
Author: Anders
Logrolling in Our Time
Somebody in London has hired a very convincing publicist. The proof? The Times, The Financial Times, and The Independent newspapers have all run stories on a purported boom in custom-built, private libraries among the over-moneyed. Watch the New York Times "Style" section to see if this "trend" crosses the Atlantic.--David E
Halloween Comes Early This Year
The Encyclopaedia Britannica's blog has begun a series of posts listing haunted libraries across the US. Today's posting covers Alabama to the District of Columbia. They're scheduled to get to Minnesota in two weeks, just in time for a bit of pre-Halloween Scooby-Doo hijinks. My personal favorite haunting so far: "Yorba Linda, Richard Nixon Library … Continue reading Halloween Comes Early This Year
Musings from Magers and Quinn 