A Writer's Desk
Thoughts on books, readings and writings.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Iconic Book Covers That Changed Over Time
Enjoy
.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
FIrst Printed Book in English Sells at Auction
It's 540 years old and was sold for
this much
.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Brigham Young's Short-Lived Mormon Aphabet
Interesting story from Slate,
here
.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Chasing Orwell's Ghost
A writer travels to the Scottish island of Jura where Orwell spent some time with tubercular fever.
Enjoy
.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
What Did Virginia Woolf's Last Photograph Look Like, Anyway?
This
.
What Did Jane Austen Look Like, Anyway?
This
.
Monday, July 14, 2014
The Art of Bookstore Shelving
The
Atlantic
takes a look at the intricacies involved,
here
.
Friday, July 11, 2014
How NYC Inspired Madeline
The Daily Beast has the story,
here
.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
The Secrets of a Creative Brain
The
Atlantic
looks deep
.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
The Little Engine That Could...
...
feminist hero
?
A Cross-Country Traveling Bookstore and Publisher
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Thoreau on Skunk Cabbage...
...and what it can teach us about the meaning of life.
Enjoy
!
Friday, July 04, 2014
The Lost Beauty of Book Endpapers
Enjoy
!
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Nabakov
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
30 Vintage Photos of People in Libraries
Enjoy
!
Tuesday, July 01, 2014
Vintage World Cup Posters
Enjoy
!
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