Unpacking the Personal Library: The Public and Private Life of Books – edited by Jason Camlot and J.A. Weingarten

Unpacking the Personal Library: The Public and Private Life of Books is a set of essays dealing with the different kinds of personal libraries, split into two sections: the private libraries which have transformed into more public collections, and the personal libraries and what they reveal about their owners.

I Read Somewhere That: Episode 6

I take a look at what Amazon was going to be called before they settled on the moniker that changed our lives forever and, what was their original product? Plus, have Amazon changed their (already dubious) review processes? I chat about a controversial tweet about books needing a timeout, Canada’s non-fiction crisis, whether you should write a memoir or not and finally, should you write every day?

My 22 Recommended Reads of 2017

Many book-ish sites this time of year take time to reflect back on some of the standout reads from the past year. Some you can find online, and some are hardbacks which is good for everyone’s different preferences. Understandably, sometimes you can’t access content online and so some people like to use tools like this …

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