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What are“Errata”?
Chances are you have encountered some “errata”, and perhaps even commented on it, but never knew quite what it was. Errata are mistakes in literature that made it through the editing process and were published. These mistakes can be spelling errors or logical inconsistencies, and for the more anal retentive of readers, they can provide [...]
Fools in Literature
The true origins of April Fool’s Day continues to be a mystery, but National Geographic offered this possible explanation: “Joseph Boskin, professor emeritus of American humor at Boston University, has offered his own interpretation of the holiday’s roots—as a prank.  In 1983, Boskin told an Associated Press reporter that the idea came from Roman jesters [...]
Fahrenheit 451 with a match
  Check out this cover design for Ray Bradbury’s classic, Fahrenheit 451. It was done for The Austin Creative Department by Elizabeth Perez. The match lives in the 1 and the spine is screen-printed with a matchbook striking paper surface. A incendiary copy! Wow. For Perez it is actually a redesign of this earlier cover:     and here is [...]
John Brown: Then and Now
“Tragic Prelude” (1938-40) by John Steuart Curry Mural of John Brown holding a gun and a Bible in the Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas. With Black History Month around the corner and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation upon us we take a look at John Brown. Brown, an ardent abolitionist had no problem in using violence in the [...]
What is a Holographic Document?
Definition of holographic document, and gallery of examples found on Biblio.com
Refining Your Science Fiction Book Collection
How to refine a science fiction book collection to a manageable and worthwhile hobby.
What are Incunabula?
Definition and examples of Incunables, Incunabula, Incunable, Incumabulum...
Summer Reading: The Maigret Novels by George Simenon
A profile of Georges Simenon, author of the famous Maigret mystery novels. A summer-reading special from Bibliology!
Literary Definition: Romanà clef
Let’s say that you decide to write that novel you’ve always played around with… It is time to tell the world about that torrid, dangerous romantic summer that you had in Costa Rica years ago, but you don’t want to incriminate yourself or endanger the job of that really cute bartender.  Or perhaps you feel [...]
What's on your shelf?
The Guardian book blog and their Flickr group, My Bookshelves, a collection of user-submitted photographs of their home library indexing systems.