James Baldwin tote to support Harlem Stage.

I'm a big fan of the Out of Print store. (Where else can you get an Isaac Asimov "I, Robot" shirt?) Thus, I have to give them a shout out for this fab James Baldwin promotion benefitting Harlem Stage.

We are pleased to donate $5 for each Go Tell It on the Mountain tote bag sold during February to Harlem Stage. Harlem Stage is a leading New York City performing arts center supporting the work of gifted artists of color.  In partnership with Columbia University School of Arts, New School/Vera List Center for Art and Politics, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and numerous other collaborators, Harlem Stage is presenting The Year of James Baldwin, a 14-month city-wide celebration.

James Baldwin tote to support Harlem Stage – Out of Print

(Special thanks to Carina for bringing Out of Print to my attention last year! Thanks, lady!)

Vise Bookends.

Love these.


Vise Bookends (Set of 2) | Bookends | Restoration Hardware

(via Flavorwire)

Scrabble mugs.

These are just all sorts of yay. A nice gift for your fave word nerd.


The Spoon Sisters Scrabble Letter Mugs

Library sign.

Three Potato Four has the BEST stuff.



Three Potato Four – Library Sign

Private one person room by Paolo Maldotti

I've always wanted my own library.



It’s like a personal sanctuary where someone can just forget about everything for a moment. This is actually an egg-shaped structure divided in 8 segments. 6 of them are fixed while 2 are mobile. It’s a space that someone can decorate and furnish according to its personal needs and preferences. You can turn it into a personal reading space, into a TV-room, into a mini-spa or into anything else as long as the limited space allows you to.

Private one person room by Paolo Maldotti

"Where Did I Come From?"

Such a fun "School House Rock" kind of illustration for this 70s children's book. It made me laugh.


Where Did I Come From?
written by Peter Mayle
Illustrated by Arthur Robins
Designed by Paul Walter
Lyle Stuart, 1973

Books My Kid Loves:"Where Did I Come From"

(via this isn't happiness)

Kate Spade Strand collection.

I do love me some Kate Spade. This story collection looks lovely, and I definitely want that tote.



in collaboration with strand bookstore, a new york legend in the literary world, we commissioned short stories from seven female writers. we asked each author to incorporate the phrase, "she is quick and curious and playful and strong" at some point in their story. the end result is a charming collection we're excited to share. artfully designed in a limited-edition set, it's a lovely gift to give (or to get).
the strand at kate spade

How To Be Alone.

This video was made to the poem, How to be Alone, by Tanya Davis (2009).

Lovely.

Finding a Cover for 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.'

Spending a lot of time in airports, on the street and in coffee shops in the last few weeks, I've seen this book A LOT lately. (I'm on the second book now.) The cover design is so iconic – and the series is so good – it actually lifts your heart a little to see other people reading it.

I also love that the design had enough room to become a brand for the series. I've been in/seen plenty of conversations sparked by people recognizing the design. So HUGE props to Peter Mendelsund, the designer, for a success few people ever experience.

(Be sure to follow the link in the article to see the alternate designs.)

Finding a Cover for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson - WSJ.com

"That's what she read."

(Sorry about the teenytiny image. It's all they have.)

Better World Books T-Shirt

Reading is sexy.

Hell, YES, it is. (I'm kinda sad the print isn't the original design. But I still wholeheartedly support the sentiment.)



buyolympia.com: Sarah Utter - Reading Is Sexy print

Picture Book Report.

Picture Book Report is an extended love-song to books. Fifteen illustrators will reach out to their favorite books and create wonderful pieces of art in response to the text that has moved them, shaped them, or excited them.

It begins with a house. by John Martz
(inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

The great ships hung motionless in the sky, over every nation on Earth. Motionless they hung, huge, heavy, steady in the sky, a blasphemy against nature. Many people went straight into shock as their minds tried to encompass what they were looking at. The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.

It begins with a house. :: Picture Book Report

(via Junior Society)

Phone box has new life as library.

Things like this make me ridiculously happy.


The traditional phone box was bought from BT for £1.

A traditional red phone box has been recycled into one of the country's smallest lending libraries - stocking 100 books.

BBC News - Phone box has new life as library

(via @jizo_sama)

Support your local indie bookstore.

I saw a few of these while I was shopping at my lovely neighborhood bookstore, Boswell Book Company (aka the old Schwartz on Downer - RIP), and completely fell in love. Turns out, you can buy them online.

p.s. Just a personal plea to my gorgeous readers - this holiday season, please, PLEASE support your local indie bookstore. Indies are all about a genuine passion for books and reading. They give back to the community, and their service is usually fabulous. A booming Christmas season will help them get through the more difficult times the rest of the year. The bonus is that, when you're really stressed out about the holidays, nothing is better for getting your heart rate back to normal than wandering around a pretty little bookstore.







Art by IndieBound - RedBubble

Vintage library poster.

are you ready to use the card catalog? and to learn about the dewey decimal system?
how about filling out your library card and sliding it into the little pocket?

yes, i'm a huge library geek - my fondest dream is to own a card catalog of my very own someday (oh! all those little drawers!). which is why i was so very excited to find this library poster from the mid 60's.

let's go to the library vintage library poster no by everyeskimo

Save The Words.

The Oxford Dictionary wants to save words that have fallen out of favor or been forgotten over the years. So, they're asking people to adopt a word and start using it. This is mine.

Save The Words

(via @thatwhichmatter - my fave wordgeeky twitter feed)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance—Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! Quirk Books $12.95 : Chronicle Books

(thanks, Czelt!)

Daaaaaaamn.

It never occurred to me to get a celebrity intern for my blog. DUH. Now, I'm jealous.

The Newest Celebrity Intern: Jonathan Safran Foer

Irritable vowels.

The Morning News Store :: Irritable Vowels t-shirt

It's National Punctuation Day!

Trim the punctuation tree! Open the punctuation gifts! Put on your best punctuation costume!



Um... F-.




National Punctuation Day