Constant readers will know that I'm a sucker for artists who use books as their medium. Cutting them, soaking them, building forts out of them--that sort of thing. If any of that inspires you, consider the Minneapolis Public Library's call for artists and submit your own altered books for an exhibition this spring. Submissions are … Continue reading Calling All Artists

According to an AP/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, fully a quarter of Americans did not read a book last year. The Bible tops the list among admitted readers, with popular fiction, histories, biographies and mysteries high up as well. Almost every other category had a readership of under five percent of respondents. You can read the … Continue reading You’re Well Above Average

A few days ago, Ian Rankin told a reporter that his wife had seen JK Rowling hard at work in an Edinburgh cafe. Her subject matter? A crime novel, the sort of thing Rankin himself writes, and very well, I might add. (Check out his most recent John Rebus novel The Naming of the Dead, … Continue reading Thought Crime