Bookish Links and Delightful Miscellany

Miniature Books

Redefining a Little Library is a recent article in the NYT about a miniature book collector. I love miniatures and, obviously, I love books so I find this irresistible. Wouldn't you love to browse through his dollhouse library?

Speaking of miniatures, did you know that UNL is home to The Kruger Collection of Miniature Furnishings and Decorative Arts?

I wonder where they get the little stands that hold the dimes. 

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#fridayreads

My #fridayreads this week is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. I've loved her books ever since my boss at the bookstore put Behind the Scenes at the Museum in my hands and just said, "You have to read this."

What are you reading?

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Mary Beth Keane is a Willa Cather Fan!

She ranks My Antonia among her top 3-5 favorite books of all time.

Oh Wow. Can I do this? This is a list that's always in flux. Dubliners. The Collected Poems of Seamus Heaney. Pale Horse Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter. My Antonia by Willa Cather. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. Ask me next week and the list will be different.

I recently read and enjoyed her novel Fever, based on the life of Typhoid Mary.

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40 Inspiring Workspaces Of The Famously Creative

I'm drawn to the extremes—my favorites are either the clean, minimalist rooms or the most cluttered.

This is neither, but Charlotte Bronte!

And I could sit here all day:

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Book Covers, from an Editor's Perspective

Maria Gagliano of Slice Magazine shares her experiences as an editor as part of the Encounters in Publishing series.

But for all the heartache that manuscripts can cause, I never imagined my biggest battles would have nothing to do with what lies between the pages. The real woes, the ones that have made me question my life choices, usually revolve around one thing: the cover. 

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The Last Bookshop

(via Shelf Awareness)

Comments

[Bradley Johnson]

There is always something unique with the famous. In fact some of the most famous People or genius people had very messy offices/desks. A good example is Albert Estein and his desk is regarded as one of the most messy desks in history. See the photo of his office here in this messy vs tidy debate: http://lbobi.com/2010/08/the-messy-vs-tidy-debate-or-great-minds-think-alike.html
However there are others who work better in tidy offices like me.