…Footnotes on Booklore. This is the second book of Nancy and Lawrence Goldstone. Their previous book is called “Used and Rare”. I have written about it before, you can find the post here. This book is again about their passion for books. Again they write about the search for everything that is bookish, but more in depth this time. You can learn more about the book here
This book on books seems quite promising, I have to say. I have carefully put it on my ‘most wanted list’. This book by Abelardo Morell celebrates everything about the book. From pretty covers to beautiful pages. He does it all with photographs.
According to the readers’ reviews on Amazon, the pictures are pure poetry. I love photography (passive and active), so this book seems to have my name on it. Click here
“When I walk into a bookstore, any bookstore, first thing in the morning, I’m flooded with a sense of hushed excitement”, is the first line of this book about books. The author, Lewis Buzbee (love that name!) has an obsession with books. In his own book, he describes his passion and weaves the history of reading and books into it. I have been told this is a fantastic memoir. You can click here
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…its reader. This is the title of this book about books. The under title is: “The power of the printed world to stir the world.” The book is written by Nicholas Basbanes, who has written a number of books on books. And he does it well. In this books he writes about all sorts of things related to books and writing.
If you always wondered about the following, this book might be for you… What books might Shakespeare have read? What books fill the libraries of writers? What do American presidents read? How do people view the bible? You can learn more about the book and look inside it here
…The literary addiction. “Have you ever awakened the morning after a book-buying spree and been unable to remember how many volumes you bought or how much you spent?”, says the cover of this book. I sometimes say that I am a member of the BA. Bibliophiles Anonymous. “My name is Kim and I am a bibliophile.”
Of course, there is no such organisation. (Maybe there should be one?) In case you are in need of such a self help group, this book might prove useful. It gives you insight in your addiction and teaches you how to cope with it. You can find out more about it and look inside it here
This book about books is actually for little children. But I think most adults would love it too. The book has a fantastic title: “Please bury me in the library”. It has all sorts of poems celebrating books and reading. Each spread has as a different poem and artwork. You can learn more and look inside the book here
I am a sucker for libraries, and most likely so are you. This book is about the history of libraries. The book features all the good and bad that could happen to a library. It seems to be a must have if you are a librarian. Or anybody that would like to know more about libraries. (Yes, I have put this one on my list as well….) The book is about book burning and the worship of the library and everything in between. Which is quite a lot… It is written by a rare book librarian at Harvard, Matthew Battles. If you want to know more about libraries, this book is your thing! You can find out about it and look inside it here
I got this book for Christmas, but have not been able to read it yet. I put it on my list, because it looked very interesting. Too bad I cannot give you a full review yet. The book, as the title already said, tells you about the history of reading. The writer, Alberto Manguel, writes about censorship in reading to the most comfortable way people tend to read. This is all done by (small) essays. This book gives you all sorts of reading knowledge you never knew before. You can learn more about it and order it here. (EU click here)
… so little time. How many books can you read in a year? This book is written by a “book-a-holic”, who tries to read one book a week during a year. This book is written by New York Observer columnist, Sarah Nelson. In this book she describes a year’s journey through books. She writes about the books she read and how they influenced her. I do not know about you, but I definitely want to read this one! You can find out more about it ánd search inside it here
…travels in the book world.
This is a story of a couple that obsessively collects books. They decided to spend about 10 or 20 dollars on each book on their second hand book shopping spree. They got so good at it, they managed to find a copy of one of Dickens books. They found out was worth 650 dollars. In this book they tell you all there is to know about second hand and first edition books. If you study it carefully, you might get lucky too! You can buy, or look inside the book, here
