This week in book news and book reviews:
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A new hotel in Paris that is literary-themed, with prose on the walls and full works on the shelves.
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Hanging book mobiles and sculptures made from the pages of books.
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The Maven of Macabre, Edward Gorey, is the star of a new exhibit in Boston.
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More in recycled books: a rosette wreath from old book pages.
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I am in love with Zadie Smith’s That Crafty Feeling, an essay/lecture on how she crafts her novels – and the fact she never reads them after she’s finished.
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Meet Amanda Hocking, the 26-year-old indie self-publishing author who is making a killing on Kindle with her YA, paranormal romance fiction.
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An Etsy artist creates custom origami within the pages of books.
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I have a new project, Show Me Your Shelves. Read about it, then send me your pictures.
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That’s all for now. Keep an eye on me on Twitter (@derwoodhunsdale) for more fun tips and bookish tricks all week long. Sometimes I talk about what I am eating for lunch, too. So there is a little something for everyone.
