Men's Vogue magazine has posted a video/infomercial of supermodel Sophie Dahl (granddaughter of Roald Dahl) looking at rare books at Bauman's Rare Books in New York. Really.The mind boggles with snarky comments, but instead I'll simply point out that we at Magers and Quinn welcome all rare book browsers, super and otherwise. Or if you're … Continue reading So Easy Even a Supermodel Can Do It
What Tossers Are Reading This Summer
This is why I love London's Guardian newspaper: they recently posted an entire article devoted to the ten most-often-thrown-away books in Britain's Travelodge hotels.Topping the list is The Blair Years, the summer's hot tell-all memoir by the former Prime Minister's Karl Rove equivalent. The book was much talked about, but just as widely panned. If … Continue reading What Tossers Are Reading This Summer
Calling All Artists
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
