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And That, As They Say, Is That 12 Jan 2010 | 01:11 pm
After almost 5 years and 1,112 posts, I've decided to put The BDR on indefinite hiatus. It's been a great ride. I've enjoyed almost every minute of it. But the joy of discovering and sharing has, ove...
Peeing Hamsters 6 Jan 2010 | 03:28 am
(I'm on vacation this week, so posting will be limited. But I thought it might be fun to re-publish a favorite post and ask again: what book do you really hate?) OK, enough of looking at book covers ...
My Favorite Book Covers of 2009 23 Dec 2009 | 01:12 am
In no particular order, here are my favorite book covers of 2009. (And here are the 2008, 2007, 2006, and 2005 lists.) Titles are linked to the original post, if one exists, and there's a poll. A big...
But If We Were Looking at Spines, This Would Be The Best Spine of the Year 14 Dec 2009 | 07:22 pm
I didn't want this to get lost in The Book Table's favorite covers of 2009 post. Jason from The Book Table wrote this; I love it. Jason, have you seen this? "Our assignment was to pick 15 covers and ...
Favorite Book Covers of 2009, Part Three: The Book Table, Oak Park, IL 14 Dec 2009 | 06:13 pm
The third and final list of favorite covers from independent booksellers, in this case, hometown favorite The Book Table in Oak Park, Illinois. They've chosen some wonderful covers from small, univers...
Favorite Book Covers of 2009, Part Two: RiverRun Bookstore, Portsmouth, NH 7 Dec 2009 | 05:00 pm
Here's the second of this year's Favorite Covers of 2009 posts, chosen by some of the staff members of RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH. Some contributors chose to let the covers speak for themsel...
Favorite Book Covers of 2009, Part One: WORD, Brooklyn, NY 1 Dec 2009 | 05:31 pm
As announced a few weeks ago, I've asked three independent bookstores to contribute to this year's Favorite Covers of 2009 coverage. Here are the selections from the staff of WORD in Brooklyn, NY. Thr...
Carrion Comfort 1 Dec 2009 | 01:07 am
Design by Lisa Marie Pompilio Photograph by Ken Rosenthal The first of this year's favorite covers posts will appear tonight (I have to chase down a few design credits). In the meantime, feast on thi...
Now That We're Done Gorging Ourselves... 28 Nov 2009 | 06:12 am
Thin is in. (The Pattern in the Carpet designed by Martha Kennedy; Changing My Mind designed by Richard Bravery and illustrated by Si Scott; Memoir designed by Rodgrigo Corral and illustrated by Corr...
I Am Thankful For... 26 Nov 2009 | 05:54 am
Dionne Warwick riding on top of a big turkey balloon. Happy Thanksgiving. Back on Monday with the first round of this year's favorite covers, as selected by the staff of WORD Books.
