If I could be anywhere this week it would be up in Buffalo, New York, at this year’s Typecon. It kicked off yesterday and runs through the 20th. I really need to plan my summer vacations better… maybe next year. I mean surely some of the knowledge and skills of these guys would rub off, right? Well, until then I’ll just have to follow their Twitter feed to get my Typecon fix.
Let me know if you guys find anyplace that has bloggers there or is posting podcasts/video.
The Vestavia Hills Library has joined the blogosphere. Their new blog is just weeks old, but is already filling up with photos and updates on their Library in the Forest campaign. And, in a non-bookish, but in the same social media goes mainstream vein, the Hoover School system is twittering.
Local print artist Charles Buchanan has mapped out the changes in the Artwalk Preamble. This year, it is more like Preamble(s) since the event now spans four nights and four locations. Check out his post for the deets
Though not a very large event, our young and humble Alabama Book Festival is always an event we travel too. It’s always fun to snap pics of authors you’ve heard of, but never seen. I have yet to meet an author who’s face matched the one I had given them in mind. After scrolling through Kimbooktu’s photos of a Ducth book fetival, I clicked around for a few others…
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