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theparisreview: In Japanese, tsundoku means, “the act of buying...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:29:59 -0400

In Japanese, tsundoku means, “the act of buying books and not reading them, leaving them to pile up.”

Found a great used bookstore as well as a kindred spirit in Buffalo,New York. Check out Rust Belt...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:57:01 -0400

Found a great used bookstore as well as a kindred spirit in Buffalo,New York. Check out Rust Belt Books if you find yourself in that neck of the woods.

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:42:11 -0400

theparisreview: French cultural minister Aurélie Filippetti...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:12:45 -0400

theparisreview:

French cultural minister Aurélie Filippetti says the government is creating a fund to help struggling independent bookstores to ensure that France “never suffers the same fate as the United States.” Fair enough, France.

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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:01:54 -0400

Pretty little covers.

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:01:43 -0500

Pretty little covers.

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Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:02:07 -0500

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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:01:53 -0500

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Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:01:59 -0500

It was the discovery of an abandoned southern U.S. mansion that...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:01:53 -0500

It was the discovery of an abandoned southern U.S. mansion that began my collecting of vintage books. A mansion with trees reaching their branches into the broken windows, with years of dripping water creating its own wall paper designs, and a grand staircase leading to the sun lit bedrooms upstairs. The only room to have anything in it was one bedroom, floor to ceiling with piles of books, stuffed and mounted fish and deer, and steamer trunks. So many piles of aged books, faintly holding on to the colours of their covers. Diving in, I began to see the interests and characters of those who had left these books behind. One small school book, Macaulay’s Essays On Milton And Addison was filled with musings, doodles, and caricatures drawn by its young owner. I was captivated by this book since I was most likely of the same age (17) and an avid doodler. But I felt it necessary to save all these books from their musty imprisonment so I began making piles, with help from my friend on this adventure, to shuttle them off to safety. With no reason visible or otherwise, the bedroom door swung closed with steady determination. All piling ceased, a small book was pocketed, and exits were hastily made, with point taken.

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Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:02:13 -0500

Textbook vandalism.

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:02:00 -0500

Textbook vandalism.

If that’s the case I will be doing better than Mrs....

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:01:59 -0500

If that’s the case

I will be doing better than

Mrs. Dionne.

Deep thoughts in class.

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:01:00 -0500

Deep thoughts in class.

A Bad Penny has plugged many a good slot machine.

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:01:48 -0500

A Bad Penny has

plugged many a good

slot machine.

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Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:02:06 -0500

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Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:02:05 -0500

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Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:02:13 -0500

My most favourite blue.

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:41:25 -0500

My most favourite blue.

Marginalia. It doesn’t appeal to everyone. There are...

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:14:00 -0500

Marginalia. It doesn’t appeal to everyone. There are those who won’t buy a book if it has writing in it, understandable as it can distract and detract from what one is reading. But there are times when it is the most interesting part, that which gives insight into those who came before, or temporal context.

Now, try to imagine you’re sitting at your wooden desk, staring out the window of your history class; it’s 1918. Your fountain pen keeps leaking. Will there be enough ink to get through the math test in your next class? You should go over those figures again, but it’s all so boring. Boring, boring, boring. Gotta get a new nib, for sure.