Category: Bookish Events
Kathy Gates
March 7, 2017
Adult, Book News, Bookish Events, Erotica, History, Libraries, Non-Fiction, Reference, Sexuality, Travel
16th century Venice was a cosmopolitan and, largely, secular city. It attracted artists like Titian and Tintoretto, trade with the exotic East, via Constantinople, made it rich, and opened it …
There’s almost nothing better than sitting down with a good book and just sinking into the world the author spins. That is, unless you sit down with a good …
The recent election has sparked protest marches everywhere. And where there are protests, there are signs. Some prefer their signs straight to the point and opinionated, others are witty or …
I really should say “meet one of” because if your kid likes to read, they have more than one favorite author (but that just gets a little too complicated …
Chicago is known for many things: a beautiful skyline, great shopping, fantastic festivities year-round, sports teams, hot dogs and deep dish style pizza (sorry, New York, Chicago’s deep dish is …
PEN America is a member of PEN International, a non-political, non-governmental, worldwide association of writers founded in 1921 to promote intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, to emphasize the role of literature …
Two whole decades of celebrating books seems like a long time, but in reality stories have been around since, well, forever! In this minute blip of time we have …
Bestselling author of The Vacationers and Modern Lovers Emma Straub has announced that construction is under-way for her new bookstore in Butler, New York following the closure of the community’s …
Princess Madeleine of Sweden is a beautiful, privileged, well educated woman. As well as juggling the responsibilities of a royal family member, she is also a wife and mother. …
Savor it for a while. Do you like it? What do you like about it? Are you picking up any hints of where it came from? No, we aren’t …
Melanie Pitman
February 12, 2017
Animals, Author Spotlight, Authors, Autobiography, Book Lovers, Book News, Bookish Contests, Bookish Events, Crime, Crime Fiction, Drama, Dystopian, Earth & The Environment, Human Interest, Mystery, Native American, Nature, News, Reading, Relationships, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Women
The Canada Reads battle of the books is so close, you can smell it! On March 27th through the 30th, all Canadian bibliophiles will have their TVs, radios, and …
The Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford, England will be expanding this spring. In honor of the 5th anniversary since the opening of the tour, it will be expanded …
Melanie Pitman
February 3, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Book Porn, Bookish Events, Bookstores, Faves, Food and Drink, Human Interest, Travel, WTF
Books in a bar. A bar with books. Adult beverages while you read. Wine tastings and book clubs. I just can’t get this concept out of my head. What …
Goderich Ontario, a small Canadian town of just over 7500 people, is transforming into something magical for the second year in a row. For a weekend in October only, …
If you’re like me, when traveling you like to uncover literary haunts. Well, let me tell you, Edinburgh, Scotland is full of them. Named UNESCO’s first City of Literature, …
Let’s hear it for poetry! There’s haikus, limericks, sonnets, verses, odes, ballads, and even riddles. Poetry is multi-functional, multifaceted, and even multifarious. There are so many different forms, features, …
There is no question that the United States is in great political turmoil. Protests and rallies are being held everywhere, and they are only escalating as Donald Trump’s inauguration …
December 29th, 2016 marked the centenary of legendary writer James Joyce’s first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Written in a modernist style, the novel is …
Bookstore combos are amazing, right? Bookstore and café. Bookstore and tearoom. Bookstore and museum. Bookstore and art gallery. Bookstore and health food. Bookstore and board games. Bookstore and indoor …
It’s spooky how the Internet seems to know what we are interested in. Okay, not spooky, more to do with algorithms and targeted marketing. Which must be why adverts …
