An unlikely theme in books seems to be more prevalent than I realized. The use of twins in literature has been around forever, and many more recent titles have explored the bond and relationship between two identical siblings. Naturally, Chang and Eng was one of the first titles that popped into my mind when I … Read more
My father didn’t read. Ok, he read the newspaper and model railroading magazines. But fiction? No. The exceptions were located at a shopping spot called the Mart, where stalls contained various low key vendors, meaning, most of the stuff in the place consisted of velvet Elvis paintings, soft pretzels, and troll dolls. One stall sold … Read more
Serial Killer Days—David Prill—1996–available Forget competing for Miss America, the real prize is to become Scream Queen at Standard Springs’ annual parade honoring their local serial killer who arrives during the festivities to slaughter another member of the upstanding community. Back in 1996, the dark humor was appreciated and hilarious. Today, it rings a little … Read more
The bibliographic description is a method of cataloging rare books that helps librarians, archivists and collectors distinguish between different texts. In a descriptive bibliography, there are generally five main parts. The transcription of the title page is typically the first of these. The others include the formula, which gives information about the construction of the … Read more
Coming from a smaller venue where the books were mostly paperbacks and the space limited, to being seated behind a huge desk in a beautifully appointed room was a little bit of a jolt. The amount of employees was tripled, with two floors of stock, a shipping department, and rare expensive titles in an unlocked … Read more
Murder a la Richelieu—Anita Blackmon–1937–Doubleday Crime Club–OOP I can see most of you shaking your heads and wondering, where the heck I found this title. The Doubleday Crime Club, of course! All manner of oddball interesting and never heard from again titles lurk within their vaults. Published in 1937, Doubleday must have thought they had … Read more
Panama—Eric Zenecy—1995–in print When first published, this literary thriller was given rave reviews, and so, I just had to read it. And the critics were correct. The atmosphere is palpable, you almost feel the Seine, wafting towards you, the anxiety over a missing woman, the thrill of a new discovery, identifying fingerprints. Imagine what that … Read more
“I won’t think about it now, I’ll think about it at Tara, after all, tomorrow is another day!” Famous words from Scarlett O’Hara at the end of the movie, Gone With The Wind. What a hyped film that turned out to be, more so for its time–1939–parties and extravaganzas in Atlanta for the opening, the … Read more
