Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Johannes Gutenberg, often called “the father of the printing press”, who somewhere around the year 1439 introduced the technology of moveable-type printing to Europe. Books and other materials printed using Gutenberg’s technology were easier and quicker to produce than earlier hand-copied books or books printed using… Read more »
Did you know you can buy facsimile dust jackets for some vintage or antique books? The website Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC offers dust jackets for a number of vintage books, first editions, and later reprintings. The proprietor, Mark Terry, and his sister Gail have scanned tens of thousands of dust… Read more »
It’s Banned Books Week! Censorship of books (“banning” books) occurs all over the world, even in countries that generally oppose censorship.* In the US, it’s usually a state or local issue, and often involves books that a minority of people don’t want their library (or libraries) to carry, or their… Read more »
I saw this tag on Book-Wyrm-Knits and thought it looked like fun. The original tag was posted by a blog called Very Good Taste, which is no longer online. To quote Nicole’s post, “The tag is the Omnivore’s Hundred, a foodie tag where you take a list of 100… Read more »
Little Free Library, Los Alamos, New Mexico. January 1, 2018 Photos © 2018 The Bookwyrm’s Hoard Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 4 StumbleUpon 0
Last month, Book Rioter Laura Sackton wrote a great post on How to Give a Kindle Book (And Why You Should). I’m not going to rehash everything she said, so pop over and read the post, and then come back here and keep reading. See what I mean? Terrific post…. Read more »
Women dominated the Hugos this year, winning all the fiction categories as well as graphic story and best related work. At least four of them are women of color, making this year’s Hugo Awards a resounding YES to diversity in science fiction and fantasy. N. K. Jemisin won Best Novel for… Read more »
The TSA has issued new rules affecting tablets and ereaders. The new rules, which were announced on July 26 and are now being phased in, will apply to all U.S. airports. They require passengers to remove any electronics larger than a cellphone from their carry-on luggage and place them flat… Read more »
26 years ago, a giant stepped through a door and told a small, unloved boy, “Yer a wizard, Harry.” Happy 37th birthday to the Boy Who Lived. Twitter Facebook 0 Pinterest 0 StumbleUpon 0
Have you ever heard about a book and thought, I wonder if my library has it? You hear about a book from a friend, or read a glowing review. I want to read that, you think, and head off to Goodreads to learn more. Yes! you say after reading the book blurb and more… Read more »
