Tag Archives: books
links for 2009-12-09: hanging with Pynchon
LRB · Hanging with Pynchon A short memoir of encounters with TRP in the early 70s, by poet Bill Pearlman. "One of the things Pynchon liked was to be driven around LA by one of the young women from the … more…
brian dettmer’s studio
A lovely new piece from Brian Dettmer (blogged previously — although the link in that post no longer works. I could have sworn I’d done a full post about Dettmer’s work, but it would appear not). The link takes you … more…
Inherent Vice… the trailer???
YouTube – Inherent Vice, Thomas Pynchon – 9781594202247 Holy Mother of Jeebus, somebody’s gone and made a trailer for the new Pynchon. So, are They finally going to do a Cormac McCarthy on TRP? I can’t see it working, myself, … more…
Coptic and Ethiopian binding
Daniel Essig, Double Banded Centipede Book Daniel Essig draws his inspiration from the ancient Coptic style of book binding: chain-stitched bindings and wooden covers, engraved and decorated with found objects. peacay, of course was onto this stuff ages ago. The … more…
BibliOdyssey’s Coffee Table Venture
If you haven’t been enjoying peacay’s plunges into the archives of the various museums and libraries of the world, bringing obscure and fascinating eye candy to the eager masses, then you just haven’t been paying attention. Now there is a … more…
Gallery of Book Trade Labels
Seven Roads Gallery of Book Trade Labels Book store and publishers’ labels, of which the one shown is the jewel, and used at the front of the site for good reason. As an inveterate collector of old books, I expect … more…
links for 2007-08-20: book art, depression
Haydeé Rovirosa Gallery sculptural fun with old books, by Brian Dettmer (tags: art books Brian-Dettmer) 3quarksdaily – Selected Minor Works: Is Depression a Medical Condition? (tags: depression psychology drugs philosophy)
Inside the Hollow Earth « strange maps
strange maps has an interesting historical run-down, very light on the linkage, but easily remedied by pointing Wikipedia at “hollow earth“. I might have posted on this subject while I was reading the relevant passage in Against the Day, but … more…
Against the Day extract
Yes, indeedy. On the Wikipedia page for Against the Day, we find a publisher’s synopsis concluding with the words, If it is not the world, it is what the world might be with a minor adjustment or two. According to … more…
Against the Day: more details
More developments with the new Pynchon book: the publication date has been moved forward a couple of weeks to November 21st in the States, although its still December 5th in the UK. Strangely, the page count has also changed, but … more…