Iran's government is holding its first Satirical Book of the Year awards.I'm not kidding. One of the world's more repressive regimes, which regularly restricts publishers and bans books (ses details here, here, and here) hopes to "help raise the status of satire in Iran."Details of the awards are here. Winners will be announced December 16.--David … Continue reading Seriously
B’gosh and Begorrah!
Dublin's Independent newspaper recently talked to Maria Dickenson, who buys books for that city's branch of the Easons chain of bookstores, and asked her picks for the Christmas season's big sellers. Among her picks are some that you can expect to see flying off our shelves here in the states--Man Booker Prize-winner The Gathering by … Continue reading B’gosh and Begorrah!
Sabuda Popping Up All Over
One of the most beautiful books out this holiday season has to be Robert Sabuda's pop-up version of The Chronicles of Narnia. Sabuda is probably the best-known "paper engineer" or pop-up book artist working today. His books are avidly collected and always beautiful. This one is no exception.Get an inside look at the book and … Continue reading Sabuda Popping Up All Over
Musings from Magers and Quinn 