Life before social distancing
To subscribe to our very occasional catalogs, or to view this with slightly better formatting, click here. Artifacts from the pre-covid era. Truth be told, almost … Read more »
Author Archives: Scott Givens
Sarah Wyman Whitman alphabet
Like our publishers’ binding designers monogram post, this is another internal reference that is shared for wider use. It will also be updated as I have time. This … Read more »
Rare books presented at the Rose City Virtual Book Fair
We are pleased to offer the following books for the Rose City Virtual Book Fair. Of special note is the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that is signed by … Read more »
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror presented at the Rose City Virtual Book Fair
We are pleased to present these books to attendees of the Rose City Virtual Book Fair. There’s nothing like an apocalypse to make you want to read some … Read more »
Paper & Papermaking books and samples presented at the Rose City Virtual Book Fair
Paper certainly ranks as one of the most important inventions in the history of human culture. The books in this list cover various topics in its manufacture … Read more »
Coronavirus diary: Masks & secondhand smoke
I’ve been a little dismayed by the suddenness of the reopening phases. For the Phase 2 reopen, the announcement was a 24-hour notice. I quickly looked at the … Read more »
Oregon & Americana books presented at the Rose City Virtual Book Fair
A selection of some great material on the Pacific Northwest and early Western Americana. Many of these are on the Oregon 100, including one of the scarcest books … Read more »
Coronavirus diary: Open for business
Today was day two of being secretly open. On Monday, I learned that some counties might be able to open by Friday (May 15). I figured that meant … Read more »
Coronavirus Diary: Help arrives
We received our PPP loan! Because of the corporate structure of Browsers’, the bank couldn’t process my application for about two weeks. The very same day that they … Read more »
Coronavirus diary: First month
What a month. Those first few days, when we first closed, were so different than the rest. I think people were still kind of shell-shocked about what was … Read more »