We received two letters--within the same week!--asking for recommendations from fellow bibliophiles for book cataloguing software. So we asked around.
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January 29, 2012
I suspect that most of us have vices that we occasionally rue. Mine is the so-called political novel.
October 30, 2011
Two hundred years ago today, on 30 October 1811, the London publisher Thomas Egerton released to the public a
May 29, 2011
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.
April 30, 2011
In 1821, Charles Knight -- who one day would attain a modest measure of fame as publisher of works like
February 27, 2011
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.
November 28, 2010
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
October 31, 2010
I love a well-illustrated book.
Judging from the prices that well-illustrated books often fetch at auction, I am not alone.
Judging from the prices that well-illustrated books often fetch at auction, I am not alone.