Someone working as Iron Frog Productions is compiling a list of all the known library cats in the world. I wasn't aware that there have been three--Pirate, Sinclair, and Sophie--at Uptown's own Walker branch. But they, like a lot of the cats on the list, haven't been around for over twenty years. It seems budget … Continue reading File Under "636.8 Cats"
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We're keeping our Taschen Warehouse Sale going. We've sold a lot of great art, design, and photography books, but we've still got some left. They're all beautiful and very steeply discounted. Come in today, because when they're gone, they're gone.--David E
Backlash
The 2009 James Beard Award winners were announced recently, and the Cookbook of the Year is unusual, to say the least. Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes won the grand prize. Two of the book's blurbs sum up its appeal nicely:"An unapologetic celebration of its title ingredient and a compelling argument that … Continue reading Backlash
Musings from Magers and Quinn 