The well known magician David Copperfield recently purchased a previously posted about rare audio interview of Martin Luther King, Jr. Copperfield called the tape "priceless", declining to share the a... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Early findings in an interdisciplinary study at Stanford University provide biological evidence that supports the value of literature. Neurobiological experts, radiologists, and literary scholars have... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the most renowned photographers of the twentieth century, considered by many to be the father of modern photojournalism and a "master of candid photography". From 1967... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Recently, the ABAA committed to a redesign of its website, ABAA.org. We've hired a great design firm and are spending lots of time working on ideas. In 2013, we'll be rolling out a new site, better lo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

One of Mr. Locke's pay phone libraries (via his blog) John H. Locke, a Manhattan architectural designer, has found a unique use for NYC phone booths: turn them into libraries. With the advent of cell... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Mark Catesby was a British naturalist who in 1722 was sent by the London Royal Society to explore the southeastern American colonies, specifically the Lowcountry of South Carolina, and the Bahamas. He... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

I came across this cool blog called Underground New York Public Library that uses photographs to document what New York subway riders are reading. The blog is of obvious interest to me as a New Yorke... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Artists Sebastian Schmieg and Silvio Lorusso have released a pretty awesome piece called 56 Broken Kindle Screens. It's a compilation of photos depicting broken Kindle screens. Oh, and did I mention t... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

Next Monday, September 10, John Crichton, past-President of the ABAA and proprietor of Brick Row Book Shop, will give a talk on The Bay Area Antiquarian Book Trade, 1850-2000 (Second Edition, Revised)... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]

These items were still reported missing as of June 12, 2019. The following books, among others, have been recorded as stolen in August 2012 from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection of the Templ... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]