February 3, 2012 – 1:05 pm
As much as we tend to emphasize “big” in our society, we’re also a people in love with things that are smaller than life. We marvel at miniaturization, from tiny sweaters, to tilt shift photography, to miniature firearms. And in the case of our Book of the Week, On the Set: Take Two, really small sitcom sets. Bookmaker [...]
January 27, 2012 – 11:28 am
A card player faces off against five versions of himself. A young boy poses with a snake around his neck. A woman in devil horns takes the stage. Welcome to the world of Jim Linderman, a collector who specializes in American folk art and ephemera. His new Blurb book, Vintage Photographs of Arcane Americana, shows off such [...]
January 20, 2012 – 6:00 am
my best 2012 ever by Dineke van Boven | Make Your Own Book Get ready for some fun. Part planner, part notebook, “My Best 2012 Ever” by Dineke Von Boven is a fanciful hodgepodge of original illustrations, travel memorabilia, and ultra-creative customized layouts. Take a look: No two spreads are alike and each is a [...]
January 13, 2012 – 9:00 am
This week’s Book of the Week is a deeply moving, visually rich exploration of the responses to the London riots. Simply titled Facebook, it takes as its inspiration the Facebook memorial Wall posts for Mark Duggan, whose shooting death by police sparked the riots. In the words of Lisa Miller, who wrote and designed the book, [...]
