A River Of Light

Imagine 10,000 books lit up, glowing like a river, flowing through a public square and into a nearby street. Such was the installation by Spanish art collective Luzinterruptus in June 2012, in the streets of Melbourne, Australia.

'Literature Versus Traffic" featured recently retired public library books lit up with LEDs. It's a transitional "second life" for them, as onlookers were welcome to return home with the books on the installation's final day. More »

13 Unique Ways to Display Your Books

Who knows how practical these untraditional storage solutions are when it comes to multitudes of books? Certainly some of them seem precarious but undoubtedly, they have their own humour. More »

50+ Examples of Epic Book Art

Wikipedia states that "An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning." Here is a multitude of examples of stunningly altered books. Let your eyes open wide and your jaws drop to the floor. More »

17 Best Book Nooks for Grown-Ups

Where is it that you like to read? Probably some place quiet, preferably comfy, and especially private and free from disturbance. More »

20 Beautiful Private and Personal Libraries

It's time to take a look at home libraries, and perhaps get a little inspiration from them. Although, if my own home library looked like any of these, I would probably just live in it and forgo the rest of the space. More »

November 2012

BOOKS ACQUIRED

1. The Day Of The Jackal, Frederick Forsyth. ISBN 0-09-955271-X (1995, Arrow Books Limited). 2012.11.16
2. Swann, Carol Shields. ISBN 0-679-30787-7 (1996, Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto). 2012.11.16
3. The Immoralist, Andre Gide. ISBN 0-486-29237-1 (1996, Dover Publications, Inc.). 2012.11.16
4. The Rock: Travelling To Uluru, Barry Hill. ISBN 1-86373-712-X (1994, Allan & Unwin Pty Limited). 2012.11.16
5. The Reader, Bernhard Schlink, Trans. Carol Brown Janeway. ISBN 0-375-70797-2 (1997, Random House of Canada Limited). 2012.11.24

BOOKS READ

1. The 1978 Annual World's Best SF, Edited by Donald A. Wollheim with Arthur W. Saha. ISBN N/A (1978, DAW Books, Inc.). 2012.11.14
2. W³: Women In Deep Time, Greg Bear. ISBN 0-7434-5831-1 (2003, ibooks, inc.). 2012.11.18. Includes "Sisters", "Hardfought", "Scattershot".