See this year’s 50 best book designs. Geoffrey Hill is the new Oxford professor of poetry. An unpublished Mark Twain manuscript fetches $242,000 at auction. Read about the great Shakespeare hoax. Learn more about John Updike. Henry Winkler read his first novel in his thirties. Johnny Depp plays Gonzo again. Tom Stoppard talks about... »
Mark Bittman’s 101 Summer Grilling Recipes
Every year Mark Bittman does 101 summer recipes for his column, The Minimalist, in the New York Times. This year’s 101 recipes focuses on grilling, and they are just as amazing as his previous summer lists. Written more as a list of ideas and... »
NEW IN FIBER: Sale Books and New Releases!
Vacations are here and what better time to take up a new hobby or skill. There are several noteworthy fiber arts books new to the store and great for leisure time learning. Knit Tricks by Rebecca Wat is out at a remainder price, $9.98,... »
The Girl Who Played With Fire – Free Film Passes!!
Attention Logos Shoppers! Logos has FIVE free passes to see the The Girl Who Played With Fire! First FIVE people to come in and ask at the Buyer’s Desk... »
News This Week (June 19th)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… A visual application of Ulysses is censored by Apple, then rethought. Eoin Colfer... »
Happy Bloomsday!
Happy Bloomsday everyone! Every year Joyce lovers around the world celebrate the single day that Ulysses takes place on. What are you doing this year to celebrate this special... »
News This Week (June 12th)
Lots of news from the last month…. Guillermo Del Toro leaves The Hobbit project. Film director Sam Mendes will take Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to the stage. Wind... »
Essays – Wallace Shawn
For this week’s Books in Motion we bring you a WNYC interview with Wallace Shawn on his book Essays. Wallace Shawn is ‘hands down’ one of my favorite writers... »
Words of Advice For Young People – William S. Burroughs
And speaking of Burroughs… When I saw this in the list of related videos I just couldn’t pass it up. Spare Ass Annie, a collaboration between Burroughs and Michael... »
William Burroughs Shoots Shakespeare
For this week’s books in motion we bring you William Burroughs shooting Shakespeare. As the Book Bench suggested… doesn’t he seem like he’s having a little bit too much... »
The Prince of Mist – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
I got really excited about Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s young-adult fiction because he is just the sort of writer I would have loved to read when I was growing up.... »
War Ration Books
For this week’s Public Domain Hour we bring you a photograph from the Library of Congress Picture Archives. Title: Printing war ration book 2. Glued sheets containing four ration... »
News This Week (May 15th)
Every week Logos employees collect the most interesting news bits from the book and music world… On the Road attempts the silver screen. How DO you pronounce Moleskine? Robert... »
Bill Murray Reads to Construction Workers
Last week in our News This Week segment we linked to an article on Bill Murray reading poetry to construction workers. This week, we realized we just couldn’t get... »
Harper’s Young People: An Illustrated Weekly
One of the best places to go for public domain material is Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free electronic books. They have over 30,000 e-books available for free... »
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