 'Jump-Off-The-Page' Campaigns - The Anagram Bookstore Ads Show That 'Words Create Worlds'::When reading a novel, sometimes I’m so engrossed that words do seem to come to life like these Anagram Bookstore ads. Along with their slogan ‘Words Create Worlds,’ I believe that they have centered on… [More] |
 Luxury Scarf Novels - Le Carre Hermes is the Luxury Brand's Foray into Publishing::To any fashionista, the Hermès scarf—or carré, I should say—is an iconic symbol of style and luxury. Now every fashionista can get that style and luxury in literary and picture form with the luxury brand’s… [More] |
 Typographic Graffiti Books - Erosie and C100 Present 'The Art of Rebellion #3'::In his new book “Erosie - Part Of Rebellion #3,” the author C100 presents the work of a leading European street artist. The Dutch graffiti artist Erosie is known for his smart, clever typographic graffiti.… [More] |
 30 Librarian Features - From Library-Inspired Lights to Glow-in-the-Dark Libraries::If you love books, chances are you love the libraries that let you borrow them without cost (unless you keep the books past their due dates). Even in our technologically-enhanced society, there is still… [More] |
 Phone Booth Libraries - Community-Run 24-Hour Micro Library in Somerset::Attention, book-lovers: phone booth libraries may just start popping up on street corners near you! One UK town has set the concept in motion by launching a 24-hour book borrowing service—through a telephone… [More] |
 36 Bizarre Books for Children - From Chain-Smoking Bunnies to Electric Pop-Up Books::The gift of literature is perhaps one of the best presents to bestow upon any child. A great stocking stuffer, these bizarre books for children can set you on your way to raising a unique personality.… [More] |
 Virtual Page-Turners - ‘The Documentary and a Dream’ Contains a Collection of Inspiratio::Created by J. Lindberg, ‘The Documentary and A Dream’ is a collection of thoughts, fashions, inspiration and knowledge that comes out once a year.
Besides the super neat book that overflowing with nude… [More] |
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 11 Popular Pop-Up Books - From Electric Pop-Up Books to Modern Architecture Pop-Up Books::Pop-ups have been a favorite among children ever since they realized reading is, well, kind of boring. Pop-up books give kids a way to interact with their literature and keep them interested in the book… [More] |
 Novel Vampire Parodies - 'Nightlight' Mocks 'Twilight' and It's Hilarious::Written by the Harvard Lampoon, “Nightline,” a hilarious parody of the “Twilight” series that has teenage girls swooning everywhere, follows Bella Goose -- who drives a U-haul truck -- and Edwart Mullen,… [More] |
 Tara Moss, Author of ‘Siren’ (INTERVIEW)::Tara Moss began her career has an international model, but she soon found a passion for writing and has since become a crime thriller novelist. Her latest installment, ‘Siren,’ is her fifth novel about… [More] |
 Bookifying Toys - Typlume & Graphine Personalizes Your Child's Book::French publisher Typlume & Graphine are appealing to the demands of children everywhere eith their own personalized story books. Typlume & Graphine create a series of books called ‘La Vie de Mon Doudou’… [More] |
 Color-Shifting Books - Airan Kang Uses LED Lighting to Illuminate 109 Books::Using LED lights, artist Airan Kang has created ‘109 Lighting Books.’ The creation is a cool color-shifting design that lights up titles and the outlines of the books.
This installation from Airan Kang… [More] |
 Literacy-Loving Games - The Family-Friendly Penguin Bookchase Board Game::Encourage a love of reading and books with the Penguin Bookchase board game. This awesome board game is sure to be fun for the entire family and it might give you some great ideas for book titles to put… [More] |
 Chain-Smoking Bunnies - The 'Zombocalypse Now' Book Lets You Choose Your Own Ending::If you fondly recall those childhood days of reading ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ novels, you can now live your second childhood with ‘Zombocalypse Now’ by Matt Youngmark. Not only does it have you reliving… [More] |
 Cartooned Fashion Designers - ‘Karl’s Journey’ is an Illustrated Ode to Karl Lager::The upcoming release of the book ‘Karl’s Journey’ is something to get super stoked about. Created by aleXsandro Palombo (the guy behind the Humor Chic Blog) has created illustrations specifically about… [More] |
 Outdoor Book Rooms - The 24 Hour Library and Community Space in Magdeburg, Germany::This open air library in Magdeburg, Germany was finally completed after a temporary installation was erected from beer crates. KARO Architects designed the open air library to be a functioning public area… [More] |
 Personality-Stripping Photography - The Exterface Exhibit Strips Down the Model's Exterior & Interio::The new Exterface exhibit going on in Paris, France from November 5 until November 7th, is a photography exhibit to promote the latest book of photography from Exterface and their collaborator Fred Faurtin.… [More] |
 Fashion Icon Gospels - Karen Karbo Book Brings Us Life Lessons From Coco Chanel::Author Karen Karbo brings us ‘The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman,’ proving that ladylike behavior is always in and Coco Chanel will always be a go-to… [More] |
 Circus Story Memoirs - The Paolo Ventura 'Winter Stories' Book is a Cute Memoir::The new book by Paola Ventura ‘Winter Stories,’ is a children’s picture storybook that follows and documents the life of a circus performer as he reminisces before he goes to the big circus tent in the… [More] |
 Artsy Picture Book Shopping - The Made and Sold Art Book Allows You to Shop for Products::The Made and Sold art book is a compilation of many different artists and their toys, t-shirts, zines, prints and other things they have created, which are available for purchase.
The Made and Sold art… [More] |
 Disintegrating Taxidermy - The '1000 Degrees Celsius Deyrolle' Book is Morbid and Macabre::Being quite possibly the most morbid and disturbing book ever to grace the shelves of your local Chapters, Borders or Barnes & Noble, Laurent Bochet’s '1000 Degrees Celsius Deyrolle' documents the aftermath… [More] |
 Chronic-Induced Children’s Books - The Robert Brockway Book Was Written While High::If you have ever found yourself in a wacky-tobacky smoke-induced haze through which you thought, “I’m going to write a children’s book.” One of the writers of Asylum website has both already beaten you… [More] |
 Touchscreen e Ink Readers - Barnes & Noble Nook eReader Can Be Read in the Sun::The Amazon Kindle may finally get a run for its money from the soon-to-be-released Nook eReader from Barnes & Noble. The Nook eReader is already available for pre-order and the device will be released… [More] |
 Author Guessing Games - Fourth Estate Challenges Readers with Anonymous Stories::Mystery is the mantra for businesses as more companies entice customers through the element of surprise. Hipstery and ShoeDazzle are two recent examples, and now Fourth Estate -- a UK imprint of HarperCollins… [More] |
 Profanity-Laced Cookbooks - Chef David Chang Releases the F-Bomb Laden Momofuku::“My obsession is cookbooks,” says acclaimed chef and author of the new cookbook Momofuku, David Chang. Momofuku is full of complicated, labor-intensive recipes to help recreate some of the delicious dishes… [More] |
 Culinary Yearbooks - Coco: 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs::Coco: 10 World-Leading Masters Choose 100 Contemporary Chefs is a book filled with profiles of 100 up-and-coming chefs as selected by ten ‘Masters’: Ferran Adria, Mario Batali, Rene Redzepi, Alice Waters,… [More] |
 Legendary Vampire Resurrections - Stoker Kin Rekindles Cult Classic 'Dracula: The Un-Dead'::Dracula -- the most legendary cult vampire stories of all time -- has been resurrected by Bram Stoker’s great grandnephew. Canadian-born author Dacre Stoker co-authored the dark novel ‘Dracula: The Un-Dead,’… [More] |
 Honoring Ugly Beauty - The Vogue Extreme Beauty Book Looks at Everything Considered Pretty::Vogue is at the forefront of the fashion world and the magazine mogul has recently come out with the Vogue Extreme Beauty Book which features photography from prestigious photographers such as Bruce Weber,… [More] |
 Undead History Books - ‘The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks’ Prepares You for Ac::Having just watched ‘Zombieland,’ the latest undead movie to his theaters, I find it only natural that I’m drawn to Matt Brook’s ‘The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks.’ Well, I might be more interested… [More] |
 Atheist Christmas Guides - Authors Spread Anti-Religious Joy for The Holidays::After the success of the atheist bus advertising campaign in January, a group of 42 prominent UK atheists (including Richard Dawkins) have gotten together to spread their own brand of Christmas joy.
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 Paper Craft Compilations - Papercraft by Gestalten Explores Contemporary Paper Creations::TrendHunter.com has showcased over fifty prodigious paper designers, so it’s no wonder that a book is being released detailing paper adventures from over 140 individuals/collectives called 'Papercraft'… [More] |
 Black Hole Kids' Books - Maria Hammerstrom Makes the End of Existence Cute::With her new book ‘I - Black Holes,’ Maria Hammerstrom has set out to explain galaxy-swallowing black holes just like you would a red fire truck. Short sentences and simple pictures fill the book about… [More] |
 25 E-Reader Creations - From Novel Kindle Covers to Giant E-Books::Whether or not you own an e-reader, you've probably heard of one. These digital alternatives to printed books are taking the tech-savvy world by storm, led in part by these e-reader creations.
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 Converted Church Bookstores - The Boekhandel Seleyz Dominicanen is a Dazzling Literature Display::What’s the best way to beautify books? In Maastricht, the Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen was once a gorgeous historical Dominican church and is now home to thousands of books.
The old church lives on,… [More] |
 EXPLOITING CHAOS Chapter 1 (FREE) + Last Week to Pre-Order (and Save!)::Our EXPLOITING CHAOS pre-launch was very successful last week, with 130,000 people downloading the first chapter from our launch partners. This week, you can get the preview directly from us!
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 Glowing Books - ‘Good Ideas Glow in the Dark’ by the Adris Group Literally Lights Up::So this is officially the coolest looking book I’ve ever seen because it literally glows! Good Ideas Glow in the Dark by Adris Group is compilation of their 2008 annual report, which did really well, despite… [More] |
 17 Unique Libraries - Showcasing Media, From Space Saving to Online Video::I think it’s wonderful to keep old books or videos that have sentimental value that you can often be reminded of. I also think going to a unique library to enjoy the atmosphere and their collection of… [More] |
 17 Brilliant Bookshelves - From Upside-Down Storage to Polar Books::Books can be a hard thing to store, especially if you’re a bookworm and have stacks of novels like me.
From balancing bookshelves to plant-inspired furniture, this cluster will surely give you ideas… [More] |
 Lying Graphic Novels - The Imposter's Daughter Tells Spunky Tales of Lies and Deceit::Laurie Sandell had an anything-but-normal childhood and she has her father to thank for that. After some time of sitting down on her father's knee and being recited biographical stories of his past, she… [More] |
 Outrageously Outdated Books - AwfulLibraryBooks.com Showcases Peculiar Vintage Titles::We’ve all gone to the library and seen some book titles that are outrageously outdated. The website AwfulLibraryBooks.com finds some of the most hilarious titles of our past literature and puts them all… [More] |
 Romanticising Racecar Driving - Nascar Gets a Heartfelt Touch From Harlequin Romance Novels::When one thinks of what the combination of Nascar and Harlequin romance novels would read like, some horrific Frankenstein literature is probably what you would picture in your mind. Having not read these… [More] |
 Fashion Blogs Turned Books - Fashion Bible ‘The Satorialist’ Launches a Book::Scott Schuman is the creator of the online fashion bible, “The Sartorialist,” a fashion photo blog documenting the style of those innovative individuals in New York, Paris and everywhere in between. Now… [More] |
 Embroidery How Tos - 'Embroidered Effects' Guides Domestically Challenged to Crafty Greatness::Embroidered Effects is one book that you won’t want to put down (unless, that is, if you put it down to embroider something). Jenny Hart sets out an easy-to-follow how to guide that teaches the Susie homemaker… [More] |
 E-Books to Book Deals - After Self-Publishing on Kindle, Boyd Morrison Signs With Simon and Schuster::Boyd Morrison’s recent deal with Simon and Schuster after uploading his book “The Ark” to Kindle proves that self-publishing isn’t all that bad after all.
Boyd Morrison’s “The Ark” received such widespread… [More] |
 Japanese Street Art - Remo Camerota Releases Expansive ‘Graffiti Japan’ Book::Australian photographer Remo Camerota has compiled more than 10,000 photos of graffiti gracing the walls of Hiroshima, Osaka, Kanagawa and Toyko. Now these works are available for all to see in Camerota’s… [More] |
 Hand Novels - Penguin Books Creates the 'Unputdownable' Book Campaign::If you’ve ever had a hard time putting a good book down, then you can probably relate to Penguin Book’s latest campaign. Named ‘Unputdownable,’ this marketing strategy uses people’s hands as books.
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 Magical Bookends - The Falling Books Bookend is More Entertaining Than Reading::Simple things such as the Falling Books Bookend entertain me. This unique bookend character plays God in some way, as the little man raises his arms in fear that the books will come tumbling down on him.… [More] |
 Remixed Literature - Ruben Toledo Re-Illustrates Classic Novel Covers::Everyone likes a good read, and the best place to start is with classic writers like Jane Austen, Emily Bronte and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Why not read a good book that looks good too?
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