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At the heart of it all, I’m a fan. A fan of books and bookstores. A fan of fiction and non-fiction. A fan of authors and publishers. And most of all I’m a fan of great conversations sparked by books. All that to say - I really need more bookshelves.

View the Kidd

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Chip Kidd. He has the guts and vision to take cover deisgn into those off-kilter areas that really grab your attention and represent the book entirely.

Thanks to a post over at fade theory, I got to watch Kidd deliver a recent book design talk in New York. And now I pass that link on to you. Enjoy!

Back in the saddle!

It’s been too long since I posted and I’m fighting the urge to just spew forth a link dump here. Too many good blogs out there mentioning too many good things.

So I’ll kick off my official a-few-days-of-catch-up with my not-so literate review of Bill Bryson’s latest book, which I just finished.

Who knew?

Evidently, March is Small Press Month. It seems to have been so for over a decade, but I’m just now realizing it. Guess I don’t pay enough attention. We’ll have to play it up big next year. Maybe mobilize all of the “bloggers who work for small presses” or something like that. Could be fun.