L. D. Mitchell

Two hundred years ago today, on 30 October 1811, the London publisher Thomas Egerton released to the public a
Judith Krug founded Banned Books Week in 1982 to honor a
Sometimes, battling sexism in the normal way just won't do. Sometimes, you must don a gorilla mask, adopt the name of a dead female artist and send estrogen pills to the White House.
If past ceremonies are any guide, there are going to be a lot of unhappy people at the conclusion of this evening's broadcast of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
I have always thought that if I had more time, money and bookshelves (a not uncommon complaint among book collectors!), it would be both fun and enlightening to try and collect as many titles as I cou
I love a well-illustrated book.

Judging from the prices that well-illustrated books often fetch at auction, I am not alone.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary....

Is there anyone left who still ponders over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore?
It is the hour before dawn.
This is all your fault, you know!
Book collectors come in all shapes and sizes.  Some of us collect genre fiction (mysteries, for example).  Others collect topically (e.g., books about gardening).