A Mystery by any other name…
I just finished my first book in John Sandford’s mystery series about Virgil Flowers. I’d already read a couple of books about his character Lucas Davenport, and the … Read more »
Book Talk
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 »
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 »
Quarantine & virus reading
Ugh. It’s upon us: the apocalypse. Well, not really, but I’ve been asked quite a bit for advice on what to read during the coronavirus apocalypse. So, here … Read more »
Women’s bookplates
This is a quick survey of some recurring themes in women’s bookplates of the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries. (And it’s kind of click-baity, but I did … Read more »
Publishers’ Bindings: book designer monograms & initials
This page was originally intended for our own internal purposes, however we think it may have a larger appeal. A huge amount of this was done in conjunction … Read more »
William Stafford’s poetry collection
Our purchase of the William Stafford collection coincided with the announcement that Kim Stafford was to become the new Poet Laureate of Oregon. Kim had had some say … Read more »
What to Read Before College (A mid-century reading list)
WHAT TO READ BEFORE COLLEGE The Library Association of Portland produced a neat little hand-out in the pre-WWII era, encouraging young men and women to be well-read in … Read more »
Newsletter for November 2018
Browsers’ has issued its own book about Oregon history books. We sold a couple off of new arrivals right away but check out the rest! Follow this link … Read more »
A Hippie’s Bibliography
In 1974, Links Books published an interesting book entitled The Hog Farm and Friends, by Wavy Gravy (Hugh Romney) and with a foreword by Ken Kesey. The Hog Farm, … Read more »