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

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…

Judy Powers, of Beverly, Massachusetts, was raking her front yard when she decided that she'd rather read a book. Good thing, too, because a few minutes later two cars collided in the road in front of her house, and one of them careened across her yard and into her stoop. Powers was unscathed. Details are … Continue reading The Secret to a Long Life… Revealed