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Author Archives: bluebells

Barnes & Noble Pulls Every Graphic Novel Exclusive to Amazon’s Kindle Fire (CNN)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by bluebells

This doesn’t sound too good! But I suppose competition is normal in business, right? http://cnnmoneytech.tumblr.com/post/11141640153/barnes-noble-pulls-every-graphic-novel-exclusive-to By the way, I’ve just listed a recent graphic novel on my Abebooks store – “Duncan the Wonder Dog” which is almost impossible to find online these days (at least not cheaply). I’m going to be selling it new for … Continue reading »

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Country singer Taylor Swift donates 6,000 books to library in Reading, Penn.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by bluebells

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/14/taylor-swift-donates-6000-books-to-library/ Ironic that people in a city called Reading (Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) don’t have enough books to read! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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24th Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival

Posted on September 28, 2011 by bluebells

Oct. 18-23, 2011 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I find it ironic that in a video promoting a Writers’ festival, they somehow managed to misspell ‘Annually’ as ‘Anually’! Check out the official website of the fest for all the details and events here – writersfest.bc.ca. A few of the famous authors coming to Vancouver this month … Continue reading »

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Graphic Fiction~!!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by bluebells

Recently, I’ve been getting more into graphic novels and manga (especially ‘gekiga’). Three new titles I recommend (two of which were just released this week) are the following: The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka, the godfather of Japanese manga – this is one of his more adult tales – for some reason it’s … Continue reading »

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PULP FICTION

Posted on September 21, 2011 by bluebells

I’m selling 18 old sci-fi pulp magazines from my meagre collection on craigslist now if anyone is interested – see here: http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/clt/2608990554.html. (They all originally came from the ultimate collector, Forrest J Ackerman, who gave them to me as a present. I’m keeping a few other ones which are in better shape.) Bookmark on Delicious … Continue reading »

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Books I’ve read recently (updated!)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by bluebells

This new list will include all the books that I’ve finished or started reading since the last list (see my previous post from July 17, 2001). Well, I’ve certainly been busy since then! Sorry it has taken me so long to get this up. I hope to do it every month at least, if I … Continue reading »

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Tree of Codes

Posted on September 8, 2011 by bluebells

Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer – Public Reactions from Visual Editions on Vimeo. This is a video of people on the street’s reactions to Foer’s special die-cut book wherein a new story was ‘exhumed’ out of Bruno Schulz’s famous The Street of Crocodiles. Quite a fascinating and unique work of art (although you … Continue reading »

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The Hugo Awards

Posted on August 24, 2011 by bluebells

The official winners of the Hugo Awards this year have been announced… Connie Willis’ Blackout/All Clear books took the top prize. You can find the full list on their website here: http://www.thehugoawards.org/2011/08/2011-hugo-award-winners/        Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the … Continue reading »

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A great new book on books that I’m reading now…

Posted on August 18, 2011 by bluebells

FINE BOOKS REVIEW Is the Book History? A revised edition of David Pearson’s exceptional book By Rebecca Rego Barry   COURTESY OF OAK KNOLL. Books as History By David Pearson The British Library & Oak Knoll Press 208 pages paperbound extensive color illustrations $29.95 “What do books offer us, beyond words, and how do their physical formats … Continue reading »

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Opening a new bookshop…in just over a minute!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by bluebells

I happened to come across this cute and quick little video at a book club blog the other day and thought I’d share it with you all… Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

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