I’m having a hard time these days figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Here’s a case in point: The annual RBMS Dealer’s Showcase took place in New Orleans last Tuesday and Wednesday. I spent a couple of days preparing for this event – selecting alluring manuscripts and ephemeral items that would represent the range […] More >>
Archives for June 2018
Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet
Slammed this week. Gun stuff in DC, Restorative Justice Retreat at Norfolk Prison, and I’m still trying to get that catalog out. So no blog post for you Bookman’s Logophiles. Sorry. But here’s an encouraging note from promoter Marvin Getman, in response to something I’d written about the London Book Fair, comparing its potential to […] More >>
Not Exactly a Day at the Beach
All that’s missing is a little sun and sand. Mr. & Mrs. Phillips of Commonwealth Books relax on the concrete Ah, yes. If it’s the first week in June, we must be in New Hampshire for the Granite State Book and Ephemera Fair. Held each year in Everett Arena, formerly home to the Budmen (a […] More >>