Given the increasing cacophony of loose talk, gossip, opinion, bloviation, monologue, theory, and BS in verbal and written word that has become a constant chorus in American society, it may come as a
Back in February, I posted about the pilot of the airplane that safel
In the spring of 2007, only a few months after I had established Book Hunter's Holiday, my mentor encouraged me to try to attend the
By pure coincidence, it has been my good fortune to participate in the re-dedication of two libraries recently, the Cushing Memorial Library at Texas A&M in March--
4:26AM : Troubled dreams. No sleep. Toss, turn. Aches, pains. What is happening 2 me?5:03AM : I feel like I'm sleeping in a carapace. I'd kill for a Tempurpedic mattress.
One of the highlights I experienced at the 2009 New York Antiquarian Book Fair was finally meeting Jed Birmingham, who I've been corresponding with over the last few years in connection with our
I saw an amazing production this past weekend, at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, of a vocal/theatrical piece by the world-renowned Hilliard Ensemble, a quartet of Brits trained in th
I've just returned from the Paperback Collectors Show & Sale, now in its thirtieth year, held for the last ten years in Mission Hills, CA, just ou
