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The Future of Reading (A Play in Six Acts)

Chip Kidd’s take on what effect the new Kindle will have on book design – none. Succient, pithy and probably correct – for now. The son (or daughter) of Kindle and it’s ilk may be something to take notice of.

It’s never too early to start thinking about your plans for next year’s garden or, in the short term, Christmas presents for the soil worker in your life. The Times of London has put together a great list of the best gardening books of the year. I am not what you would call a green [...]

The Guardian reviews The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved by Judith Freeman – the latest biography of the noir fiction crime writer.

Today’s recommendation for Christmas is for those of you with young children….Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson. Firstly, Donaldson is an excellent writer of kids’ books. I have several at home and they can be read out loud at bedtime again and again. Room on the Broom is a particular favourite in my household and The [...]

We have a third charity auction coming up in December and this time we have some very, very special signed books for sale. A signed copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and a wonderful boxed limited copy of Margaret Atwood’s poetry book, The Door, are the headline items. More details here. Two AbeBooks.com [...]

One last tribute to Norman Mailer – the bad sex award.

Star Wars seems as big as ever… or it just the marketing? Today, we’re recommending for Christmas The Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasure from the Lucasfilm Archives. Hey, 1977 seems like yesterday to some of us. This book is the official illustrated edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of George Lucas’ ground-breaking movie of [...]

A 17th century book believed to be bound in the skin of a priest executed for treason appears to bear a “spooky” image of his face on the cover, according to the auctioneers who are selling the book. Sid Wilkinson, from Wilkinson’s Auctioneers in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, who will be selling the book on Sunday, [...]

There are certain people who are always more difficult when it comes to finding a good thoughtful gift that they will enjoy. Generally teenagers, especially boys, are a tough lot, and if you’re trying to think outside of the electronics box doubly so. When I was in high school I was pretty much married to [...]