EDITORIALS
Behind the Words at BiblioBuffet
It's a blog. Not just any blog, but one in which you can share some of the goings-on behind each week's issue. We won't tell all but we will share some fun things about the work behind the website.
From the Editor's Desk: Lauren Roberts
More bookcase drama ensued when Lauren, having lived with her recent reorganization of her books by color for several days, decided that the discomfort of confusion outweighed the need for decorating harmony and revised her book placement decisions.
COLUMNS
A Reading Life: Nicki Leone
Books read in high school, most often involuntarily, involve classics that may or may not later turn into favorites. Nicki explores why that happens and how it feels to her.
BibliOpinions: Guests
Mike Yawn returns with an interview with Jane Leavy to talk about one of her favorite sports people and the subject of her popular biography in 2010.
Biographology: Carl Rollyson
When a biographer heads off to do research, especially in another country, what can he expect? Carl finds that England offers enormous satisfactions and an equal number of frustrations, probably exactly what his subjects found in their lives there too.
Book Brunch: Lev Raphael
Lev interviews the editor of an astonishing World War II-era German diary that came to light only recently, dispelling the myth that average Germans didn’t and couldn’t know about the atrocities their Nazi government was committing.
Bookish Dreaming: Gillian Polack
Whose “to be read” stack isn’t tottering? Not Gillian, who decided to take a major whack at her over-the-top pile from just one publisher and found a “lovely, fantasy journey reading through them.”
Literary Amusements
Wise, witty, and sardonic quotes about books and reading plus quirky and interesting literary factoids.
On Marking Books: Laine Farley & Lauren Roberts
Bookmarks of old often have rich looks that are missing today. Among them are extraordinarily beautiful engravings. Laine found three that, though different, had unusual scenes and a similar style. Could she discover their history?
Reading the Truth: Katherine Hauswirth
Luminous reading is not nearly as common as book blurbs would lead one to believe, but Katherine found two books that fit that word perfectly by being “cheering reminders that the world . . . is worth our attentive study, ready to repay our efforts with new insights and ever-evolving perspective.”
Strata of Ephemera: Elizabeth Creith
Can one ever have too many dictionaries? Elizabeth ponders that question not necessarily for herself—since she has more than two dozen—but for those who think a woman’s shoes should outnumber her dictionaries.
The Athletic Supporter: Pete Croatto
Legacies need more than time to find their place in history books; they also need an ally. Pete discovered a superb book about a basketball team that has found such an ally and the story, written in tribute, shows a time when “passion for the game trumped everything else.”
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BOOKS & MORE BOOKS
Art of the Book
We found these excellent websites, blogs, and videos that celebrate the book arts of illustration, illumination, printing, typography.
Book Donations
These organizations work to get books into the hands of those who need and want them but cannot otherwise afford them, and we recommend them.
Copyright & Plagiarism
Looking for information on Intellectual Property issues? These websites and blogs offer reliable, up-to-date information for people in all the creative professions.
Book Festivals, U.S.
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Book Festivals, World
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Bookmark Blogs & Sites
If you love bookmarks as much as we do, you’ll love these sites that talk about and sell bookmarks.
Book-Related Blogs
We go on searches to find what we think are the best of today's literary blogs, the ones worth reading. And these are among them.
Book-Related Sites
Belly up to this bibliophile snack bar and dig in because these literary websites are delicious and satisfying.
Literary Humor & Games
You like humor. We like humor. So add a smile to your day with these fun places that will certainly make your day a little brighter.
Places We Like
There are so many great sites on the Internet that have nothing to do with books. And we think you ought to know about these.
Shopping for Booklovers
Oooh, shopping! Use this page to find reading- and book-related gifts for yourself and others.
Writers' Resources
Not all readers are writers, but it is certain that all (good) writers are readers. For those who are, check out these sites about the art and business of writing.
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