The link below is to a story that pushes the boundaries of ‘book.’ It is a report on a horror story novel by Koji Suzuki. The strange thing about the novel is that it is printed on toilet paper rolls by the Hayashi Paper Co.
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/16/toilet-paper-with-a-horror-sto.html
The link below is to an article about a wedding held at Ben McNally Books in Toronto, Canada.
For more visit:
http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2012/06/14/couple-ties-the-knot-at-ben-mcnally-books/
The link below is to an article that briefly reviews five non-fiction books that every geek should read. The five books are:
– Generation Xbox by Jaime Russell
– The Master Switch by Tim Wu
– The Race for a New Game Machine by David Shippy and Mickie Phipps
– Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, and
– You Are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-non-fiction-books-every-technology-geek-must-read/
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘Is there any reason to read?’ So why read? Why do you read? Do you read?
For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/08/is_there_any_reason_to_read/singleton/
The link below is to an article that investigates symbolism in the work of famous novelists and whether it was intentional.
For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/130315
The link below is to an article, with a number of photos, showing the book art of Guy Laramee.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/guy-laramee-artist-book_n_1593755.html
So I thought I’d do a bit of self-promotion and post a link to my Book Art board on Pinterest, which you can find below. If you have anything similar be sure to let me know.
For more visit:
http://pinterest.com/particularkev/book-art/
The link below is to an article about the website and organisation known as Unglue.it, which wants to make ebooks available for free and able to be shared for free.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/06/14/unglueit/
The link below is to an article that provides more information on the latest updates to the various Kindle Apps.
For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/amazon-updates-its-kindle-apps-to-better-support-books-with-pictures-updates/
The link below is to an article concerning a campaign to save the local public library. The novel approach involved the burning of books.
For more visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/15/burning-books-to-save-the-library/
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