Game of Books has been fully funded via their Kickstarter campaign! Basically, it’s home library/book cataloging system where you earn points/skills/etc. based on the books [continue]
Books and Bibliophilia
I love keeping up with everything book related. I post about books, book art, book reviews, bookmarks, bookshelves, authors and typography.
Looking for a book…
One of my favorite groups on LibraryThing is “Name That Book“. It falls squarely in the realm of “useful tools for readers”. Basically, they help [continue]
Reading Resolution – 3 Tips
Over the past week more than a few of my friends have declared “I plan on reading more next year.” It is a New Years [continue]
Publishing News and Views
I do my best to keep up with e-reader devices, publishing trends, apps and ideas for keeping bookstores alive and well.
J.K. Rowling’s New Book “The Casual Vacancy”
Harry Potter author has a new not-for-teens book coming out on September 27, 2012. It’s called The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown and Co.) and is being [continue]
Bowker eReader and eBook Statistics
BookExpo America 2012 is well underway up in NYC at the Javitz Center. Tuesday, Bowker shared some the results from their latest research. Here are [continue]
Pando Daily Does It Right
The new tech news/culture site Pando Daily is a daily read for me and I’ve been keeping up with founder Sarah Lacy since reading her [continue]
Birmingham and Books
Birmingham, AL offers lots of chances to meet authors, great bookstores and opportunities to sell your used books in town.
Vestavia Cokesbury Bookstore Closing
The fact that the Vestavia Hills Cokesbury store will close its doors early next year has been confirmed via phone. Yesterday, the United Methodist Publishing House announced [continue]
Book Events: Oct 28th – Nov 3rd
Here are three bookish-type events going on this week in the Birmingham-area. If you know of any upcoming author signings, book sales or library events [continue]
3 Birmingham Book Blogs to Follow
One of my favorite things about Birmingham is the book culture. Looking online I know the local book scene is not “in your face” like [continue]



