Ever dreamed of going to a yard sale and finding a rare treasure worth a lot of money? Ben Marks explores the world of rare books on the Collectors Weekly website. ~ * ~ Needle-in-a-haystack stories are the caffeine of collecting. Who hasn’t heard a tale of someone finding a rare toy at a garage … Read more
Today’s we have a special treat for the holidays. The New York Public Library offers a special reading of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” by Neil Gaiman, using Dicken’s personal copy and notes. ~ * ~ Even huge Charles Dickens fans may not know that A Christmas Carol is organized in five stanza-like sections called “staves.” They … Read more
Have you heard of Aldus Manutius? If you ever read a print book, you owe him a lot! Barbie Latza Nadeau explains how this man was in the right place at the right time to change reading forever. ~ * ~ The Man Who Changed Reading Forever The Venetian roots of revolutionary modern book printer … Read more