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October 6th, 2015www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2019/jan/08/are-books-clutter-marie-kondo-advice-give-them-away
Are books clutter? Why Marie Kondo’s advice to give them away has not sparked unanimous joy
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Book lovers have taken exception to the tidying guru’s tips on clearing out shelves. Many have at least one novel that they could never bear to part withwww.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/books/paper-printers-holiday-sales-books-publishers.html
Bottleneck at Printers Has Derailed Some Holiday Book Sales
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A backlog at the printing presses, plus a surging demand for popular hardcover titles, has hurt publishers at peak sales season, with popular titles out of stock in some stores.An unrecorded, possibly female-authored 17thC devotional poem hiding on a flyleaf in Shropshire.
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Why we are fascinated by miniature books
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From a tiny copy of the Divine Comedy and a once-illegal birth control guide to a Bible the size of a stamp, these strange artefacts are masterpieces writ smallbooksmanuscriptswales.wordpress.com
Reading, Writing, and Collecting: Books and Manuscripts in Wales, 1450-1850
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Welcome to 'Reading, Writing, and Collecting: Books and Manuscripts in Wales, 1450-1850' to be held on 24-25 April 2019 at Brecon Cathedral. Here you will find the Call for Papers (CfP), information on keynote speakers, details of the venue and programme as they emerge, and booking details. The purp...