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Podcasts for Bibliophiles 27 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
There is a great thread, in the Books on the Nightstand group, over on Goodreads, where members are listing their favorite podcasts for bibliophiles and book lovers. Even if you’re not a member of Goo...
Book Sale: Pelham Library 16 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
The Pelham Library hosts a used-book sale a few times a year. The next one kicks off on August 26th and runs through the end of September. I’ve only been once, but need to fix that as the prices are a...
Author Rejections 6 Jul 2013 | 01:58 am
I’m reading Pushcart Press‘ perfectly pocket-sized (only 101 pages) Rotten Rejections and it’s great fun. It’s amazing some of the rejections now-famous authors have gotten over the years. Some of my ...
Bookstore Book Sale 1 Jul 2013 | 08:14 pm
The Friends Bookstore in the Downtown Birmingham Library (isn’t their new site swanky?) kicks of its Big Bag Sale today! The sale runs through July 14th. Basically you show up, pay $6 for a Friends’ B...
Alabama Bookstores Report 5 Jun 2013 | 10:36 pm
Alabama ranked 4th in the nation when looking at “number of bookstores per capita” in 2012 according to Publishers Weekly. The report is a little [continue]
Bookstore Sign Signals Sacred Ground 25 May 2013 | 05:35 pm
Check out this bookstore sign posted in a bookshop window over in England: That’s a pretty clever bookstore sign. Kind of gets you all pumped [continue]
Alabama Booksmith Blogs 25 May 2013 | 07:05 am
I just ran across the Alabama Booksmith’s blog and wanted to share with all the other bookish folks in Birmingham. Here the link to their [continue]
A Word About “Books about Books” 24 May 2013 | 02:56 am
One thing I truly enjoy reading about is books. Books about books is just about as good as it gets. These can cover book collecting, [continue]
O’Reilly Cancels Tools of Change Conference 4 May 2013 | 01:46 am
Yesterday, Tim O’Reilly announced that, after a seven year run, O’Reilly Media would no longer organize their annual “Tools of Change” conference. Of course, like [continue]
New Basbanes Book 25 Apr 2013 | 12:03 am
It looks like famed bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes and Knopf have put the finishing touches on Basbanes’ long awaited new book “On Paper: The Everything of [continue]
