Goodreads blurb: Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but… Read more “#bookreview The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas”
Tag: Bibliography
#review Manuscript Cataloguing and Book History. The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Vol 18, 1. March 2017 p. 45-61
This article on manuscript cataloguing and book history is written by Ralph Hanna, Emeritus Professor of Paleography, University of Oxford. He is editor of Speculum Vitae: A… Read more “#review Manuscript Cataloguing and Book History. The Library. Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Vol 18, 1. March 2017 p. 45-61”
Not-the-Booker-prize 2016 shortlisted: The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote
A by-product of the 21st century is that almost on a daily basis, our consciousness is flooded with fairy tales and legends. Books that we read often tow the fairy… Read more “Not-the-Booker-prize 2016 shortlisted: The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote”
Charlotte Betts and Historical Romance ~ The House in Quill Court
Published in January 2016 Published in August 2016 Being a lover of book cover design, I favour the covers of other Betts titles published by Piatkus that are… Read more “Charlotte Betts and Historical Romance ~ The House in Quill Court”
Books about ~ Myths, fairy tales, feminism and morals: Odd and the Frost Giants, Stardust and other Neil Gaiman delights
Neil Gaiman is the author of a variety of different materials including graphic novels, short stories, comics, novels and films, for which he has been given many… Read more “Books about ~ Myths, fairy tales, feminism and morals: Odd and the Frost Giants, Stardust and other Neil Gaiman delights”
Book design ~ 19th century Romantic delights
Judging a book by its cover is a highly subjective act, something that we all do subconsciously. Unless I’m looking for a specific title in a… Read more “Book design ~ 19th century Romantic delights”
#Bookdesign for Rêveurs
Le Cirque des Rêves From UK publishers at Vintage (Random House) as well as other publisher editions, come the finest and delicate differences in book cover… Read more “#Bookdesign for Rêveurs”
Book design ~ Alma Classics Evergreens
“Alma – which is Spanish for “soul” – is a publisher that regards a book as an aesthetic artefact rather than as a mass-produced commodity. The company’s… Read more “Book design ~ Alma Classics Evergreens”
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