Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957) is quite likely my favorite illustrator after Maurice Sendak. A contemporary of Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, he grew up in Demark where he began his illustration carrier with books like In Powder and Crinoline & East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Throughout his carrier, he illustrated... »
Werner Herzog Reads Curious George
For this week’s books in motion we bring you film director Werner Herzog reading Curious George. Seen through the eyes of Herzog, Curious George becomes a dark and deeply poetic social commentary; you’ll never read this to your kids in the same way again… Curious... »
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French (1910)
To kick off our Public Domain Hour, I’d like to start with some of my favorite finds from the Internet Archive: fairy tales and children’s books. This week we bring you The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales from the Old French (1910), most... »
News This Week (January 30th)
Every week Logos employees scour the internet for the most interesting news from their departments… Martin Amis calls for euthanasia booths. Read some Lord Byron: from English Bards and Scotch Reviewers,... »
J.D. Salinger 1919-2010
This week we bring you a special edition of the News This Week series, since an awful lot of news about J.D. Salinger has been floating around. Here is... »
NEW! Home Brewing Section!
Logos has just received a bunch of New Books on brewing beer from Brewers Publication! So many, in fact, that we have created a new section dedicated specifically to... »
Bird – Andrew Zuckerman
For this week’s books in motion we bring you the book trailer for Bird by Andrew Zuckerman. Chronicle books has taken video footage from photo shoots and set them... »
News This Week (January 23rd)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… Mystery writer Robert B. Parker dies at 77. The international children’s charity Plan enlists authors... »
They Might Be Giants – Kids Go!
This week we received copies of Kids Go!, the children’s book musical DVD by They Might Be Giants. Check out a clip! Now Available at Logos! Kids Go! They Might Be Giants Picture... »
News This Week (January 16th)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… Arthur C. Clarke, the Futuroligist. On the censorship of Joseph Conrad. Political cartoonist who depicted Muhammad... »
R. Crumb on Illustrating the Bible
For this week’s Books in Motion we bring you an interview with R. Crumb on illustrating the Bible. If you haven’t seen a copy of his Genesis book yet,... »
Vintage Book News: “William” Books in Stock!
We have acquired several dozen titles from the classic British children’s series by Richmal Crompton, including some first editions! »
News This Week (January 2nd)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… Ursula K. Le Guin leaves the Author’s Guild over the Google Book Settlement. See a... »
News This Week (December 19)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… Karen O. is nominated for Golden Globe for Best Original Score – Motion Picture,... »
SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS – always better than coal in the stocking!
Further substantiating our claim that we see some of the rarest and coolest books on the West Coast, we have recently acquired many First Edition and Signed First Edition... »