- Ian's got dispatches from the Baltimore book fair (and surrounding restaurants!).
- September's "Fine Books Notes" is out: it includes Richard Goodman's piece on David Karpeles, Ian McKay on the Arcana Sale, and an expanded version of my review of Andrew Pettegree's The Book in the Renaissance.
- At Fine Books Blog, Rebecca Rego Barry notes a new exhibit on paper money at Princeton and previews a new book by Roderick Cave, Impressions of Nature.
- Writing in the Independent, Saul Miller asks whether historians are the best writers of historical fiction.
- There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the biblio-blogosphere this week over the announcement that the third edition of the OED will not appear in print, but only online. In this case I really can't get too upset ... this is just the sort of thing that the internet is most useful for (and the online OED really is incredibly useful).
- Matt Richtel and Claire Cain Miller had a piece in the NYTimes this week about couples feuding over reading in digital v. print. I really hate the forced dichotomy.
- The preview for Skinner, Inc.'s fine books sale in November came this week, and it looks like the sale will include a 1776 broadside Declaration of Independence, this one from the Exeter, NH edition. I haven't seen the full catalog description yet, but the preview text indicated that it was found recently among the papers of a prominent judge from the Revolutionary period.
- In the NYTimes, Nick Bilton goes hunting for the perfect iPad case.
Reviews
- The new interim issue of Common-place is up, with reviews of several recent books.
- Edmund de Waal's The Hare with Amber Eyes; review by Michael Dirda in the WaPo.
- William Poole's John Aubrey and the Advancement of Learning, plus a new exhibit on Aubrey at the Bodleian (curated by Poole); review by Ruth Scurr in the TLS.
- A new edition of the Earl of Rochester's poems edited by Nicholas Fisher; review by Paul A.J. Davis in the TLS.
