UK-based on-line bookseller The Book Depository is a good resource for finding publications that are either out of print or not widely available in the US.
Check out the “Watch People Shop” feature. Tracing tabs on a world map as they ping-pong between recent sales in real time in entrancing. Someone in California just bought African Animal Stickers. Then someone in South Africa bought The Last Snake Man. Someone in Canada bought The Stars, and someone in Australia bought Bright Star a few minutes later. It’s like six degrees of book separation.
Book Patrol recently clued us in on what just might be the next big trend for the bookworm set: literate fashion!
We’re used to musicians and actors launching clothing lines, so why not authors? Douglas Coupland is keeping things interesting with his Roots x Douglas Coupland line featuring Canadian-inspired clothes and home goods.
And with L.A.-based Oogabooga’s Bookhanger Neck Chain you’re sure to never loose that novel again.
Handy for wearing paperbacks, but art books might be a bit more of a challenge.
The new Mighty Tieton Web site has just been launched. Home to Marquand Editions|Tieton’s growing line of gift products carried in museum and gift shops nationally, fresh businesses and events keep popping up in Tieton.
A new addition everyone at Marquand Books is excited about is the installion of a 1920s vintage Smyth Stitcher to bind short-run editions of hand-printed and digital books.
Have a look around for a few minutes, won’t you?
Victoria Adams has earned critical acclaim and developed a passionate following for her beautiful, Northwest-inspired landscape paintings. Celebrate the recent opening of her one-person exhibition on July 15 at 5:30 pm at the Tacoma Art Museum. Events for the evening include a lecture, gallery walk, and signing of the Marquand-produced book by the artist.
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