January 2010
23 posts
F=Gd² (fine equals…) would be preferred, but they were describing a book by Einstein, so…
RT @bookpatrol: Princeton shares some amazing Victorian Papier-Mâché bindings by Henry Noel Humphreys http://ow.ly/TIsy
Good q. RT @cshirky. Does a majority of all published English ever written now reside with Google? If not, when will we cross that rubicon?
Old Saratoga Books’ list of biblionovels: http://tinyurl.com/ydv927r. Lots I wasn’t aware of.
See also, @jgodsey’s (and Craig Harris’) Bookseller Bibliography: http://tinyurl.com/ycntenk
This is hilarious, though sadly not all iambic pentameter: “The Two Gentleman of Lebowski”. http://bit.ly/92KxCw (via @unmodisch)
Listen to Velvet Underground interview at NYPL done in conjunction with their VU exhibit: http://tinyurl.com/ydr2xvo
Bought books from estate last month. An academic. Many books c. 2009. Reading right to end. Don’t know whether this makes me sad or hopeful.
RT @roncharles: In what possible sense is The Sam’s Club Book Club a book club? When McDonald’s releases a new McSandwich, do we call it …
Has anyone seen my bookselling or cataloguing mojo? I left them around here somewhere…
RT @TatteredCover: Richard Nash on publishing in 2020: Most predictions that aren’t actually wrong will happen by 2015 or sooner: http:/ …
Missed this somehow. My friend Carlene Bauer picks best songs of ‘09 for Elle: http://tinyurl.com/yel4w7b. SO agree with her 2nd choice.
About to declare Google Reader bankruptcy. Again.
There is little more depressing than cataloguing material you paid too much for. Looks like it’s going to be a depressing day.
Are Braille books going the way of the Dodo? Listening to Braille (NYT): http://nyti.ms/5fIX2K
Awoken last night by bizarre sounds emanating from dog. Reluctant to bring to office…Alien erruption from chest? Mess bad for books.
Been putting wrong date-code in books all day. DAMN YOU NEW YEAR!!
A critic is born. The Girl at the National Gallery of Art this weekend: “This should be called the National Gallery of Naked People.”
More here: http://www.matthewgehrett.com/2010/01/05/fathers-not-funny/
Hey, got my own theme song. No really: http://music.matthewgehrett.com/track/fathers-not-funny
You know you’ve officially crossed from hip to out-of-touch when you only find out who someone was when they die.
FYI: my website is down. Grrr. Should be fixed later today.
Oh, and BTW, theme song courtesy of @unmodisch. Thanks Matt!