Bring me the head of Charles Bukowski!
Linda King delivers the goods
Sunday, March 3rd at 2 pm

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Eric — 1 Comment ↓

Linda King has sculpted from life the heads of many great beat and post-beat literary figures familiar to us here on the west coast… her lover Charles Bukowski as well as Ferlinghetti, Hirschman, Micheline, Norse, Winans and more. Buk’s head is in the Continue reading →

Wed. Feb. 6: Tamim Ansary at 7:00 pm
on Afghanistan & Games Without Rules

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Tamim Ansary gives a talk this evening on “the often-interrupted history of Afghanistan” as engagingly elucidated in his newest book, Games Without Rules (Public Affairs, 2012). With deft narrative momentum, Ansary helps the reader get past the generalizations and assumptions Continue reading →

Support your local bookshop
& cultural center!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Bird & Beckett is proud to have served the Glen Park neighborhood since 1999 in at least two significant ways — as a bookshop bursting at the seams with a broad and interesting selection of the best new and used Continue reading →

Featured Publisher: Nobrow Press

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

Eyepopping and seductive… the Brits do it again! Last week, we featured London’s Laurence King Press, turning out sharp & useful books for graphic artists, architects, fashion designers, photographers — but Nobrow showcases young artists taking their art school training into Continue reading →

Featured Publisher:
Laurence King Publishing

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Eric — No Comments ↓

The visual arts are the domain of this British publisher, whose half dozen “100 Ideas” books are chock full of game-changing innovations that shifted paradigms in photography, fashion, graphic design, architecture, art, etc. Surprising, the little things we take for granted! (paperback, $29.95 Continue reading →

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Bring me the head of Charles Bukowski!
Linda King delivers the goods
Sunday, March 3rd at 2 pm

Wed. Feb. 6: Tamim Ansary at 7:00 pm
on Afghanistan & Games Without Rules

Support your local bookshop
& cultural center!

Featured Publisher: Nobrow Press

Featured Publisher:
Laurence King Publishing