It's not often that one gets to use the word 'portable' in the same sentence as 'bookcase', but with the subject for this week's Bookshelf of the Week I very much do. I present to you the amazing Book Bike, the brainchild of Gabriel Levinson, former … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: David Raymond Conroy’s book column
June 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
It is perhaps ironic that the subject for week's Bookshelf of the Week, is marked by the very absence of a bookshelf. But I don't care because I'm a rebel, and I like to mix things up a bit :). Anyway, this rather random triptych image of a book … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: ‘Yesterday’s Bookcase’
June 2, 2010 By 8 Comments
For this week's Bookshelf of the Week I thought I'd go a little 'out of the box' (I'm doing that a lot lately aren't I? :)) and present this remarkable little animation from Swiss illustrator Fabian Haeusermann. Why have I chosen this animation in … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: Loo reading!
May 26, 2010 By 14 Comments
Over the past few weeks with my Bookshelf of the Week feature, I've hung around the sublime and the classy, the breathtaking and the unusual, so this week I thought I'd get right back to basics. And it doesn't get much more basic in my opinion, than … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: El Ateneo bookstore, Buenos Aires
May 19, 2010 By 23 Comments
For this week's Bookshelf of the Week I thought I'd get all Latin American with this breathtaking shot taken by Dave aka 'longhorndave', of the equally breathtaking El Ateneo bookstore in Buenos Aires, Argentina. OK, so I know on first sight El … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: Shakespeare and Company bookshop
May 12, 2010 By 16 Comments
OK, so I know I featured the place as a Bookshelf of the Week back in October 2008, and I know there are a million photos of this particular bookshop floating around already. But for this week's Bookshelf of the Week I wanted to feature the world … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: Library of the Fondation Hardt
April 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
For this week's Bookshelf of the Week I thought I'd return to the theme of gentlemanly opulence with this wonderful shot taken by Hannah Swithinbank, of the interior of the Von Hardt library, found in the historic mansion of the Fondation Hardt, on … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: Gertrude and Alice cafe bookstore, Sydney
April 21, 2010 By 16 Comments
I thought for this week's Bookshelf of the Week that I'd go for another cosy cafe bookstore interior, and it doesn't get much cosier than this. This is a shot of the Gertrude and Alice cafe bookstore in Sydney, Australia, as captured by sebr. Seb … [Read more...]
Bookshelf of the Week: Philosophical Hall, Strahov Monastery
April 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
Well it seems that the subject for last week's Bookshelf of the Week, didn't inflame as many bibilophile's hearts at I would have liked it to. So this week I'm pulling out all the stops in a 'shock and awe' style, full frontal attack on the senses, … [Read more...]