incunabular illumination

The Overstory by Richard Powers is organized unlike any other book I can recall. Its like a series of short stories, that kind of grow toge...

I started these two books a few months ago, and just couldn't get through them.  One of the reasons I keep this blog is because I pick u...

Proposed New Patriot's Logo, click for larger view A few years ago, I suggested that it was time for the Patriots to update their logo. ...

Take a look at this book cover. Do you know who DIDN'T write this book? That's right Tom Clancy didn't write this book. He ...

January 6, 2021 Boooo! Boo on terrorism on your own front lawn, dressed up as patriotism. Boo on violence as a vehicle to deliver your messa...

click on image to see large scale The Patriots logo has changed a number of times over the years; but each of the two major logos has ...

I'm probably not the first one to come up with something like this, but I did develop this without researching other things which may be...

From their InstaGram (without permission) Today I heard a story about Barbershop Books on public radio . Barbershop Books is the brai...

I recently read Terry Pratchett's The World of Poo , which included a short segment about a wyvern, including an illustration. no, th...

yeah, lamb skull. poor little guy. Unfortunately, New England weather has not cooperated this year, and March, IS NOT, going out like a ...

Maybe you've seen the news. Maybe you live in New England like I do. If so, you, like me, are probably wondering; is it March? Doesn...

The Key , by Simon Toyne is the SECOND book in a trilogy. Why have I virtually yelled the word 'second'? Why, because I didn...

Thanksmorrow. This is a term I made up just a few days ago when emailing my family about holiday gatherings. Thanksgiving Day was to be ...

Khaled Hosseini made a name for himself with The Kite Runner , in 2003. His followup of life in Afghanistan is A Thousand Splendid Suns ,...

Lovers of traditional bound books go on about the look, feel, even the aroma of books. The very physicality of them is both pleasing and com...

Its not yours... its ours . Soon, the question may not be so much about how we catalog, access , store and generally treat library materia...

I just watched Seven Samurai ( Shichinin no samurai ), directed by Akira Kurosawa . Classic, 1954 black and white drama of good guys vs. th...

Is this light waiting for you? But, you aren't waiting for it, are you? Nope, you're already gone. That's okay, I know you...